Chess. Ciccolini, Joseph. The new treasure of... Lot 693

[Chess]. Ciccolini, Joseph. The new treasure of chess. Rome, Bourlié, 1827. In 8° (185 x 100 mm); 36, [2], 231, [1], 12 pages. The second volume fully illustrated with 2 engraved and folded plates and chess games in yellow, red, and black (a few pen annotations in the first volume of text, flourishes to the folded plates). Modern half-morocco binding with gilt title on spine, yellow boards. Rare first edition. Also in the lot is theVolgarization of the book de' costumi e degli offizii de' nobili sopra il giuoco degli scacchi by friar Jacopo da Cessole taken again from an 1829 Mersey codex with woodcut figures in the text. (3)