Author: CIRQUE (LATE HENGLER'S) Title: Grand Military Chess Tournament With Living Pieces.
Description: Cirque (late Hengler's), May 7th, 8th, and 9th, May 1883. Handbill, 140 x 225 mm. printed both sides on brittle paper, a little chipped. A rare survival for a brief craze for 'living chess,' in this instance the pieces were played by non-commissioned officers and men of the Household Brigade.
Keywords: Ephemera
Price: GBP 840.00 = appr. US$ 1199.51 Seller: Michael S. Kemp - Bookseller
- Book number: 42283
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