Complete Backgammon

One of the oldest board games, backgammon doesn't have as many detailed studies on play-by-play tactics as do chess and checkers, but this classic text fills the bill for both beginner and intermediate players. Besides the rules for backgammon (along with a multiplayer variant, chouette), you'll learn strategies for every stage of the game right from the opening moves.

This book was first published in 1940. (PDF)