Antique Chess Books and Publications

There are some interesting chess books in my collection, mostly from the 1800's.  I have managed to acquire several very old chess books, including the very rare first-edition Ruy López (1561), the first Ruy López Italian edition (1584), the rare Ercole del Rio (1750), de Cessolis (1534), Ringhieri (1551), Salvio (1604), Selenus (1616), Greco (1656), Severino (1690) and others.  The collection also has all-time classic books such as the first edition of Philidor's L'Analyze des E'checs (1749), the rare Essays on Chess by Trevangadacharya Shastree (1814, Bombay), and an original copy of Ben Franklin's famous essay The Morals Of Chess (1786).

I will put detailed photos of these rare books on the web as time permits.  Meanwhile, click on the appropriate icon below for detailed photos for The Royall Game of Chesse-Play, a first-edition book from 1656 by Greco, the famous Italian.

Click on any of the photos below for more detailed information on each book.