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CHESS SALVIO (ALESSANDRO) Il Puttino, FIRST EDITION, Naples, Giovanni Domenico Montanaro, 1634
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SALVIO (ALESSANDRO) Il Puttino, altramente detto il cavaliero errante, FIRST EDITION, second impression; Trattato dell' Inventione et Arte Liberale del Gioco di Scacchi, second edition, 2 works in 1 vol., woodcut device on titles, historiated initials, some foxing and light toning, contemporary limp vellum, title inked on spine, some soiling, 4to, Naples, Giovanni Domenico Montanaro, 1634
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Alessandro Salvio (1575-1640) was an Italian lawyer and acclaimed chess-player. He started a chess academy in his native Naples and was one of the most successful players of his time, excelling also in blindfold chess.

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