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• Philostratos über Gymnastik (B.G. Teubner, 1909), by Philostratus the Athenian and Julius Jüthner (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Hieronymi Mercurialis De arte gymnastica libri sex (Apvd Ivntas, 1573), by Girolamo Mercuriale (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hieronymi Mercvrialis Foroliviensis De arte gymnastica libri sex : in quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates, & quidquid denique ad corporis humani exercitationes pertinet diligenter explicatur. (Printed for the members of Editions Medicina Rara at the presses of the Scolar Press, 1979), by Girolamo Mercuriale and Christophorus Coriolanus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philostratos über Gymnastik. (B. G. Teubner, 1909), by Julius Jüthner and the Athenian Philostratus (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• De arte gymnastica libri sex (Sumptibus Andreae Frisii, 1672), by Girolamo Mercuriale, Andreas Frisius, Abraham Blooteling, Romeyn de Hooghe, Pirro Ligorio, and Christophorus Coriolanus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philostratos über Gymnastik (B. G. Teubner, 1909), by Julius Jüthner and Philostratus the Athenian (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hieronymi Mercvrialis Foroliviensis De arte gymnastica libri sex : in quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates, & quidquid denique ad corporis humani exercitationes pertinet diligenter explicatur. (Editions Medicina Rara, 1978), by Girolamo Mercuriale, Christine Nutton, Christophorus Coriolanus, and Editions Medicina Rara (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The School of Recreation (1696 edition): Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, the Science of Defence, by R. H. (Robert Howlett) (Gutenberg ebook)

• A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (first Worcester edition; Worcester, MA: Isaiah Thomas, 1787), contrib. by Isaiah Thomas (page images at LOC)
• Cento givochi liberali, et d'ingegno (Per Anselmo Giaccarelli, 1551), by Innocenzio Ringhieri and Anselmo Giaccarello (page images at HathiTrust)
• Natürliches Zauber-Buch (In der Steinischen Buchhandlung, 1798), by Simon Witgeest (page images at HathiTrust)
• Natürliches Zauber-Buch, oder Neuer Spiel-Platz der Künste : in welchen über die tausend Zauber-Stücke ... (J. Hoffman und E. Streck, 1702), by Simon Witgeest (page images at HathiTrust)
• Académie universelle des jeux, contenant les règles de tous les jeux, avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer. (Aux dépens de la compagnie, 1789), by Edmond Hoyle and F. D. Philidor (page images at HathiTrust)
• The compleat gamester: in three parts ... (J. Hodges, 1750), by Richard Seymour and Charles Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Verbeetert en vermeerdert natuurlyk toverboek (By Gysbert de Groot Keur ..., 1739), by Simon Witgeest and Gysbert de Groot (page images at HathiTrust)
• Opvscvlvm Enchiridion appellatum Ioannis Aquilȩ Ferme de omni ludorum genere ([J. Köbel], 1516), by Joannes Aquila (page images at HathiTrust)
• The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting. (London : Printed by A.M. for R. Cutler and to be sold by Henry Brome ..., 1674), by Charles Cotton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Funebria floræ the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrates, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudenesse of people in this kind, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists for the time refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the cloze, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton. (London : printed for Henry Mortlock, at the Phœnix in St. Pauls Church-yard, near the little north-door, 1661), by Thomas Hall (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Most ancient and learned playe, called the Philosophers game. (Printed at London : By [Rovland Hall for] Iames Rowbothum, and are to be sold at his shop vnder Bow church in chepesyde, [1563?]), by Ralph Lever and William Fulwood (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Wits laberynth, or The exercise of idlenesse Containing an artificiall texture of two thousand two hundred and sixtie figures, so placed and disposed, as by the helpe of a briefe direction for that purpose, you may tell which of them any man thinketh. As also by the same obseruation, to discouer any name, or number, that shall bee imagined. Besides an ample and large subiect for those that affect such ingenious recreations, by the sharpnesse of their owne conceits, to drawe out many other delightfull varieties. First composed in Italian by Andrea Ghisi, and now Englished and augmented. (At London : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, and are to be sold at Britaine Burse by Iohn Budge, An Dom. 1610), by Andrea Ghisi (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Das goldene spiel von Meister Ingold. (K.J. Trübner; [etc., etc.], 1882), by Meister Ingold and Edward Schröder (page images at HathiTrust)

• Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez (in Spanish; Salamanca: Leonardo Hutz y Lope Sanz, 1497), by Luis Ramírez de Lucena
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• Caxton's Game and Playe of the Chesse, 1474: A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, With an Introduction (London: Elliot Stock, 1883), by Jacobus de Cessolis, ed. by William E. A. Axon, trans. by William Caxton (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• The game of the chesse (J. R. Smith, 1860), by Jacobus de Cessolis, Vincent Figgins, 14th century Jean de Vignay, and William Caxton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Neue Mittheilungen aus Konrads von Ammenhausen Schachzabelbuch : zum ersten Mal gedruckt nach der Luzerner (Berner) Handschrift, mit Vergleichung der Zofinger und Heidelberger, und des Originals von Jacobus de Cessolis (H. R. Sauerländer, 1877), by von Ammenhausen Konrad, de Cessolis Jacobus, and Ferdinand Vetter (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das goldene spiel von Meister Ingold. (K.J. Trübner; [etc., etc.], 1882), by Meister Ingold and Edward Schröder (page images at HathiTrust)
• Studies of chess; containing, Caïssa, a poem (S. Bagster, 1814), by Peter Pratt, F. D. Philidor, and William Jones (page images at HathiTrust)
• Académie universelle des jeux. Avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien jouer. (Amsterdam, 1758) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das Schachzabelbuch Kunrats von Ammenhausen ... (J. Huber, 1887), by von Ammenhausen Konrad, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Ferdinand Vetter, Jakob Mennel, and de Cessolis Jacobus (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analyse du jeu des échecs. (Londres, 1777), by F. D. Philidor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Chess analysed ; or, instructions by which a perfect knowledge of this noble game may in a short time be acquired (Printed for J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, in the Strand, 1750), by F. D. Philidor (page images at HathiTrust)
• Praktische anweisung zum schachspiel (C.W. Ettinger, 1779), by F. D. Philidor, S. H. Ewald, and Schack Hermann Ewald (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das schach des herrn Gioachino Greco Calabrois, und Die schachspiel-geheimnisse des Arabers Philipp Stamma (G. Löwe, 1784), by Gioachino Greco, Philip Stamma, and Moses C. M. Hirschel (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of the game of chess. (P. Elmsley, 1777), by F. D. Philidor (page images at HathiTrust)
• De les costumes dels homens e dels oficis dels nobles sobrel joch dels eschachs (LʾAvenç, 1900), by Jacobus de Cessolis and Joseph Brunet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Il giuoco incomparabile degli scacchi sviluppato con nuovo metodo per condurre chiunque colla maggior facilità dai primi elementi fino alle finezze più magistrali : opera d'autore modenese divisa in tre parti ... (presso Simone Occhi, 1782), by Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani, Simone Occhi, and Friedrich Ludwig Benz (page images at HathiTrust)
• Gesetze des schachs zu vieren. (Gedruckt mit Reyherischen schriften, 1779), by Ludwig Ernst II (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le jeu des eschets. (D. Mouchet, 1714), by Gioachino Greco (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das dreyseitige Schachbrett, oder, Art und weise : auf demselben sich Selbdritte zu unterhalten, aus dem Italiänischen mit verschiedene Hauptsätzen, auch selbander... (E.F. Bader, 1765), by Filippo Marinelli and Cheremone (page images at HathiTrust)
• Praktische Anweisung zum Schachspiel, (in der Ettingerschen Buchhandlung, 1797), by F. D. Philidor and Schack Hermann Ewald (page images at HathiTrust)
• Versuch über das schachspiel, worin einige regeln, um es gut zu spielen, und den vortheil durch feine und schlaue züge, welche man die geheimnisse des spiels nennen kann, davon zu tragen, enthalten sind; durch einen gebornen Alepper aus Syrien. (Mit Manneschen schriften, 1812), by Philip Stamma (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traité théorique et pratique du jeu des échecs (Chez Stoupe., 1786) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Volgarizzamento del libro de' costumi e degli offizii de' nobili sopra il giuoco degli scacchi di frate Jacopo da Cessole, tratto nuovamente da un codice Magliabechiano. (Tip. del dottore G. Ferrario, 1829), by Jacobus de Cessolis and Pietro Marocco (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das schachspiel (H. J. Hölscher, 1822), by Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani and V. Mosler (page images at HathiTrust)
• M. H. Vida's Lehrgedicht über das schachspiel (F. Kupferberg, 1826), by Marco Girolamo Vida and Joh. Jos. Ign. Hoffmann (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libro che insegna giocar a scachi nel qual li sono alcune suttilita belissime per guadagnar li giochi, et giochi de partido molto belli, et ingieniosi cussi al'antiga, come alla moderna cossa bellissima. (1630), by de Odemira Damiano and John G. White (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le royal et nouveau jeu des eschets, avec son invention, science, et practique, où par un tres docte & intelligible discours, sont amplement déscrits les moyens d'ordonner son ieu, tant pour l'offensive que defensive. (Chez A. de Raffle, 1674), by Ruy López de Segura (page images at HathiTrust)
• Giuoco de gli scacchi (Presso Cornelio Arriuabene, 1584), by Ruy López de Segura and Giovanni Domenico Tarsia (page images at HathiTrust)
• The buke of ye chess (Auchinleck Press, 1818), by Joannes Sloane, Jacobus de Cessolis, and Alexander Boswell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Marci Hieronymi Vidae Scacchia ludus, a Cosmo Grazino emendatus ... (apud C. Iuntam, 1604), by Marco Girolamo Vida and C. Grazino (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mss. XIX.11.87, membr., 24mo or 32mo, saec. XV. (1890), by Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze (page images at HathiTrust)
• The royall game of chesse-play. Sometimes the recreation of the late king, with many of the nobility. Illustrated with almost an hundred gambetts. (Printed for Henry Herringman, 1656), by Gioachino Greco, Grenville Kane, Peter Stent, and Francis Beale (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le royal ieu eschets, avec son invention, science, et practique, où par un tres-docte & intelligible discours, sont amplement descrits les moyens d'ordonner son ieu, tant pour l'offensive que ladefensive. (Chez C. de Govravlt, 1636), by Ruy López de Segura (page images at HathiTrust)
• Il gioco de gli scacchi : diviso in otto libri, ne' quali s'insegnano i precetti, le uscite, e i tratti posticci del gioco, e si discorre della vera origine di esso : con due discorsi, l'uno del Padre D. Gio. Battista Cherubino, l'altro del Dottor Mario Tortelli : opera non meno utile à professori del gioco, che diletteuole à gli studiosi per la varietà della eruditione cavata dalle tenebre dell'antichità : all'Illustriss. & Eccel. Sig. D. Francesco Branciforte, Principe di Pietrapertia, e Marchese di Militello (Per G. de' Rossi da Trento, 1617), by Pietro Carrera (page images at HathiTrust)
• Il Giuoco degli scacchi renduto facile a' principianti. (G. Paganino, 1821), by Michele Colombo (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die Schachpartieen und Endspiele des Portugiesen Damiano, nebst der Kunst, aus dem Gedächtnisse zu Spielen (Veit & comp., 1857), by Damiano, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, and Robert Franz (page images at HathiTrust)
• Die schaakpartijen. (A. Blomhert, 1865), by Gioachino Greco and Antonius van der Linde (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libre de bones costumes dels homens e dels oficis dels nobles. Sermʹo d'en Jaume Cessulis en latʹi preycat, sobre lo joch dels scachs, trelladat en lo XVen segle a la lenga catalana (Stampa de F.X. Altʹes, 1902), by Jacobus de Cessolis (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The game of the chesse; a moral treatise on the duties of life (F. Pitman; [etc., etc.], 1872), by Jacobus de Cessolis, J. De Vignay, and William Caxton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libre de bones costumes dels homens e dels oficis dels nobles. Sermʹo d'en Cessulis en latʹi preycat, sobre lo joch dels scachs, trelladat en lo IVen segle a la lenga catalana (Stampa de F.X. Altʹes, 1902), by Jacobus de Cessolis (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The game of the chesse (V. and J. Figgins, 1855), by de Cessolis Jacobus, William Caxton, Vincent Figgins, de Vignay Jean, and William Caxton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi. English (Printed at London : By Roulande Hall, for Iames Rowbothum, and are to be sold at hys shoppe vnder Bowe churche in Cheape syde, 1562), by da Odenara Damiano and James Rowbothum (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Libro da imparare giocare a scachi. English. Selections (Printed at London : By [Valentine Simmes for] H. Iackson, dwelling beneath the Conduite in Fleetstreet, 1597), by da Odenara Damiano, fl. 1592-1597 G. B., and Marco Girolamo Vida (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. English (London : Printed for Henry Herringman ..., 1656), by Gioachino Greco and Francis Beale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The famous game of chesse-play truely discouered, and all doubts resolued; so that by reading this small booke thou shalt profit more then by the playing a thousand mates. An exercise full of delight; fit for princes, or any person of what qualitie soeuer. Newly published by A.S. Gent. (Printed at London : [By Thomas Snodham] for Roger Iackson, and are to be sould at his shop neere Fleetstreet-Conduit, 1614), by Arthur Saul (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• De ludo scachorum. English ([Bruges : Printed by William Caxton and Colard Mansion, 1474 (31 March)]), by de Cessolis Jacobus and William Caxton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Holy appostle and doctour of the peple saynt Poule sayth in his epystle. Alle that is wryten is wryten unto our doctryne and for our lernyng. ([Westminster : Printed by William Caxton, 1483]), by Jacobus de Cessolis and William Caxton (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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