Van Der Linde's History of Chess, first edition
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 38 |
| Estimate | 500.00 - 700.00 USD |
| Category | Comics & Books |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
VAN DER LINDE, ANTONIUS. Geschichte und Litteratur des Schachspiels. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1874. 2 volumes. 8vo (163 x 246 mm). 2 portraits in vol 2, and 540 chess diagrams (including one in color). [xiv], 422, 154, [1], [2 ad]; xvi, 524, [2 ad] pp. Contemporary 3/4 green morocco, spines lettered gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. First edition of van der Linde's landmark history and bibliography of chess, which remains a standard text in the field. Condition Joints and edges rubbed, minor wear to spine ends.
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