The famous game of chesse-play
Subtitle: being a princely exercise; wherein the learner may profite more by reading of this small booke, then by playing of a thousand mates. Now augmented of many materiall things formerly wanting, and beautified with a three-folde methode, viz. of the chesse men, of the chesse-play, of the chesse lawes
By: By Io. Barbier. P.
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: By Bar: Alsop for Roger Iackson, and are to be solde at his shop neere Fleetstreet Conduit
Published: 1618
Place of publication: Printed at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Chess; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Briefe of the lawes of chesse-play.; Briefe of the lavves of chesse-play.
Notes: "To the reader" signed: Arthur Saul.

This edition of Saul's "The famous game of chesse-play" is augmented by "Io. Barbier" probably a pseudonym for Isaac Habrecht.

Signatures: A a⁴ B-F G⁴ (-A1,G4).

The folded leaf has title: A briefe of the lavves of chesse-play.

STC (2nd ed.) 21773.

This copy lacks "A briefe of these lawes to bee pasted on the backe side of your chesse boord [sic]", mentioned at end of contents.