The book of chess: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings ; exemplified in games actually played by the greatest masters; including Staunton's analysis of the king's and queen's gambits, numerous positions and problems on diagrams, both original and selected; also a series of chess tales, with illustrations engraved from original designs ; the whole extracted and translated from the best sources
An 1857 chess manual compiled and translated by Hyacinth R. Agnel from Staunton and other sources, published in New York by D. Appleton & Co. for players learning openings, endgames and problems. The plates are square wood-engraved board diagrams, hatched dark squares against plain ones, with small silhouette pieces scattered in sparse positions—useful as grid patterns, crown and mitre shapes, and ready-made checkered fields.
