Chess.- Hyde (Thomas) De Ludis Orientalibus, 3 parts in 1, 3 folding engraved plates (one of Chinese text, 2 of chessboards), engraved and woodcut illustrations (including chess pieces), lacking sig. F and with duplicate sig. G, bookplate of M. Moseley, ink ownership inscription N. Barkey to title, front free endpaper with ink notes, occasional browning, near contemporary vellum, ink title to head of spine, rubbed and darkened, [LN173; Wing H3877, H3875; Cordier, Sinica 3142], Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1694 § Stamma (Philippe) Nouvelle Maniere de Jouer aux Echecs, half-title, engraved title and head- & tail-pieces, book-label of Jules de Fonvert, ex-library with stamp to advertisement leaf and rear free endpaper, A1 repaired at foot, affecting catchword, occasional annotation and corrections in ink, scattered spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary calf, spine gilt, quite worn, Utrecht, J. V. Schoonhoven, 1777; and others chess, v.s. (12)

⁂ The first is one of the first scholarly works devoted to Chess, and other Oriental games including backgammon, draughts and dice. Includes texts in Arabic, Chinese and Hebrew. Hyde was an Orientalist and later became Bodleian Librarian.