Mayer E., Colombo M., Moise G., Avigliano L., Nohri C. - Opere sui Giochi: Scacchi, Dama, Quintilio, Lotto. - 1829

Mayer Enrico. The Lotto Game. Versions by E. M. Lugano G. Ruggia 1829. First Edition. Original edition of the poetic composition by the renowned educator and Livorno patriot. The work represents a severe condemnation of the lottery game, considered a social plague and a government deception to the detriment of the less affluent classes and popular credulity. Unbound but well sewn. Size 19x12, pages 14. Excellent condition.

Colombo Michele. The Game of Chess. Padua, printed by the Minerva press 1832. A rare edition of the historic treatise on chess by the Italian abbot and scholar. The treatise aimed to explain the rules of the game in a simple and accessible way for anyone who wanted to learn from scratch, including explanations of piece movements and basic strategies and the performance of some famous games. Original softcover. Title printed on the cover in a bordered ornate frame. Size 15x10, pages 122, 2 leaves. Tear across four pages, two with small loss of text. Excellent condition.

Abbate with two BB (Giovanni Moise). Rules of the Quintilio Game. Venice G. Frimaldo 1868. First Edition. Original edition of the rare and historical manual of card games by the literatus and patriot known by the pseudonym Abbate from the two BB. The work describes in meticulous but satirical and humorous fashion the rules, scoring, dynamics, and hierarchy of the Quintilio cards, a traditional card game also known as a five-handed Calabresella variant or akin to Briscola a chiamata. In the appendix a short novella and a musical lament. Original softcover. Title printed on the cover in a bordered ornate frame. Illustrated with two folded music plates. Size 18x12, pages VIII, 106. Excellent condition.

Avigliano Luigi. The Lady in Modern Chess. Milan Ulrico Hoepli 1927. A famous theoretical and historical manual on the game of Chess by one of the most important Italian theorists and essayists of chess. The work covers the history of the game, its strategies and tactics of the game of chess in Italian, the theory of the move and the noted triangle theory applied to chess. Full cloth binding. Illustrated with 240 diagrams and 14 explanatory figures. Size 15x10, pages XII, 373. Good condition.

Nohri C. The Game of Chess. Bologna Cappelli 1950. A literary essay and pocket manual on the rules and culture of chess. The work covers orientation rules, piece movements with particular attention to the knight, basic concepts of Openings, and the safety of the King. Original softcover. Title printed on the cover. Size 18x12, pages 36. Excellent condition.