Stratagems of chess; or, A collection of critical and remarkable situations, selected from the works of eminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stale-mate obtained. Taken from the celebrated French work, intituled, Stratagèmes des échecs. Carefully revised and improved. To which is prefixed, an introduction to the game of chess.

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Stratagems of chess; or, A collection of critical and remarkable situations, selected from the works of eminent masters, illustrated on plates, describing the ingenious moves by which the game is either won, drawn, or stale-mate obtained.

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A treatise on the game of chess. Containing games of odds, various openings of even games, different methods of winning and drawing the game. Also, numerous critical situations on diagrams. To which are added, the art of playing without seeing the board, and an account of the most celebrated chess players of his time. First published in 1617, by D. Pietro Carrera. Tr. from the Italian, with additional notes and remarks by W. Lewis.

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A treatise on the game of chess; containing a regular system of attack and defence... to which is added a selection of critical and remarkable situations, won or drawn by scientific moves.

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Chess for beginners. In a series of progressive lessons. Showing the most approved methods of beginning and ending the game. With various situations and checkmates, illustrated by numerous diagrams, printed in colours.

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Open convents, or, Nunneries and popish seminaries dangerous to the morals, and degrading to the character of a republican community /

Bound in full green vertically ribbed cloth with maze-like pattern.

Buchanan's history of Scotland : in twenty books : containing: I. An account of its several situations and the nature of its soil and climate : II. The ancient names, manners, laws, and customs of the country, and what people inhabited the island from the very beginning : III. A chronicle of all its kings from Fergus, the first founder of the Scotish monarchy, to the reign of king James VI. of Scotland, and First of England.

Translation of Rerum Scoticarum historia.

The causes of heat and cold in the several climates and situations of this globe, so far as they depend upon the rays of the sun, considered in order to shew that the difference of heat and cold in other countries may be nearly ascertained by a thermometer. As it was read to the Royal society.

Armorial book-plate mounted on verse of t.-p.

An account of a most dangerous voyage peformed by the famous Captain John Monck, in the years 1619, and 1620 : by the special command of Cristian IV : to Hudson's Straits, in order to discover a passage on that side, betwixt Greenland and America to the West [read East]-Indies : with a description of the old and new Greenland, for the better elucidation of the said treatise /

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Beskrivelse til det voxende situations-kaart over den vestlige kyst af Grønland fra 68⁰ 30' til 73⁰ brede; paa hvilken abskillige hovedpunkters brede og laende ere bestemte ved astronomiske observationer i aarene 1823 og 24. Udg. fra det Kongelige Søekaart-Arkiv.

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The Spanish empire in America : containing, a succinct relation of the discovery and settlement of its several colonies; a view of their respective situations, extent, commodities, trade, &c. : and a full and clear account of the commerce with Old Spain by the galleons, flota, &c. ; also of the contraband trade with the English, Dutch, French, Danes and Portuguese, with an exact description of Paraguay /

Memoir concerning the settlements of the Jesuits in Paraguay, by a French officer: p. 321-330.

The other side of the leaf ; dangerous plants in Kentucky /

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The heart of Mid-Lothian ; Castle dangerous /

Includes index and glossary to the Globe ed. of the Waverley novels.

Internationally dangerous forest tree diseases /

Supplement to Section 24-14, Proceedings of the 13th Congress, International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, Vienna 1961.

Proofs of the real existence, and dangerous tendency, of illuminism. Containing an abstract of the most interesting parts of what Dr. Robison and the Abbe Barruel have published on this subject, with collateral proofs and general observations.

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