Figgins - The Game of Chesse by William Caxton - 1855

Figgins,V.-Editor.: De ludo scaccorum/.The game of the chesse by William Caxton:/a facsimile reprint of Caxton's second edition; edited with 'remarks' by Vincent Figgins.

London, V.& J. Figgins, 1855. First edition of facsimile. 162,16 pp. 23 woodcuts in full calf.23 cm. A careful copying of The Brtish Museum copy both in typeface, woodcuts and paper. A very fine book with one of the woodcuts embossed on the front cover and Caxton's printing device embossed on rear cover.