[Bibliography - Chess]. Numerous Hoepli manuals devoted to the game of chess, also in various editions, with among others Il giuoco degli scacchi by L. Miliani of 1922, Il giuoco degli scacchi by Seghieri and Orsini of 1907, A.B.C. del gioco degli scacchi by Pasquinelli, to name a few. Also in the lot among many others are Salvioli's Teoria e pratica del giuoco degli scacchi from 1885 and F. Gamage, An artist in chess problems by Alain White from 1941. (Quantity)

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