Jacobus de Cessolis; William Caxton; N. F. Blake — The Game of Chess

London, The Scolar Press, 1976. Cloth. An attractive limited facsimile edition of this significant early publication, featuring Caxton's original woodcuts. First facsimile edition. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a number of in-text woodcuts. A pleasing facsimile of William Caxton's c1483 translation of Jacobus de Cessolis's original Latin text, Liber de Ludo Scaccorum, held at the Cambridge Trinity College library. This work reproduces Caxton's second edition, including the original woodcuts. The first edition, appearing in 1476, is significant as one of the earliest titles to be published in English. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing and a few light marks. The cloth is also a little frayed. Internally, firmly bound. Reasonably bright and clean with only occasional light spotting, more common to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .