Nouveau Manuel Illustré du Jeu des Échecs (1892) – Antique French Chess Manual – Illustrated Paris Edition

An original 1892 Paris edition of Nouveau Manuel Illustré du Jeu des Échecs, a classic 19th-century French chess handbook presenting the rules, principles, and strategic foundations of the game.

This illustrated manual provides a comprehensive study of chess theory, including opening classifications, model games, endgame techniques, and analytical studies. The work reflects the strong intellectual and pedagogical tradition of European chess literature of the late 19th century.

The book includes an historical introduction after Professor Duncan Forbes and contains numerous printed chess diagrams throughout, offering insight into period chess practice and teaching methods.

A desirable collectible for chess historians, collectors of early game manuals, and libraries of sporting or intellectual history.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nouveau Manuel Illustré du Jeu des Échecs

• Author: J. A. de R.

• With introduction after: Duncan Forbes

• Publisher: Delarue, Libraire-Éditeur

• Place: Paris

• Year: 1892

• Printer: Charles Unsinger

• Language: French

• Pages: 139

• Size: approx. 15 × 21.5 cm

Features

• Original 19th-century edition (not a reprint)

• Numerous printed chess diagrams

• Historical introduction on chess

• Classification of openings and model games

• Endgame studies and analytical positions

• Original publisher’s cloth binding

Condition

Complete and sound copy.

• Original cloth binding with visible age wear and rubbing

• Minor wear to spine ends and boards

• Interior clean and fully legible

• No missing pages

• Diagrams clear throughout