STAMMA, PHILIP. The Noble Game of Chess, or a new and easy method to learn to play well in a short time, together with a curious account of its antiquity, derivation of its terms, &c., London, for J. Brindley, 1745, 2 parts in one volume, 16°, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, unsigned (folding diagram torn along fold with loss of one half, some damage to inner margin of final leaf), modern vellum-backed boards. [VDL Geschichte p. 382; Schachlitteratur 3034; KB 427]