Chess Made Easy, with Franklin's Morals of Chess

The first American book on the game of Chess. This includes the first American printing of Franklin's "THE MORALS OF CHESS."

Philadelphia: James Humphrey, 1802. First American edition. 32mo. 97, (1), (8) (ads) pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Quarter brown leather, over marbled paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt,

Philadelphia: James Humphrey, 1802.

Rare, one example on the market as of February 2025 and only a handful at auction in the past century.