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The King, the avowed enemy of the Queen : a new royal game of chess, played for half-crown stakes

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1820.
Call number: 436628
Creator: Philoi-d'or(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 23 cm
Associated people: Cruikshank, Robert, (1789-1856.); Philidor, F. D. (1726-1795.)
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