Le Palamede de revue mensuelle des Echecs et Autres Jeux, Volume II
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Le Palamede de revue mensuelle des Echecs et Autres Jeux, Volume II

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Author: Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais (1795-1840) from the library of Lothar SchmidYear: 1837Publisher: Bureau de la Revue au Cercle des EchecsPlace: Paris Description: 543 pages with pictorial title, tables and diagrams. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6") bound in half leather with six raised spine binds with labels in gilt lettering over marbled boards. Volume 2. From the library of Lothar Schmid. (Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 6013) First edition.In 1836, fans of Cafe de la Regence at the French Place du Theatre in Paris, and friends of Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais, decided to create a magazine, named Le Palamede, which would show the beauty on the game of chess. The French, recognized as the best players in the world; since, in 1834 La Bourdonnais met Irish master Alexander MacDonnell in a series of six matches, with La Bourdonnais winning (+45, =13, -27) overall, and created a fervor for the game not only in England but France as well. The publication began in 18

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