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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 1983 Heinemann UK hardcover first edition. Light reading wear, minor surface impressions to front of dustjacket and cover, a little wear to edges of dustjacket else very good condition. Walter Tevis's original novel; the story of Beth Harmon's rise to the top of world chess. The book is housed is a custom slipcase, covered with black bookcloth and lined with red acid-free paper.The front of the case shows a stamp issued for the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano 1968, the year Harmon wins the world championship in the novel. Seller Inventory # SV-ZVGZ-IWB8
Book Description First Edition. Library copy. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 260p. ; 23cm. Subjects; Fiction in English American writers 1945 Texts. Chess. Fiction ; Chess. 20th century ; fiction. Queen's Gambit ; Chess. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 396916
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression - the scarce UK first edition. Near Fine: tight and square binding in sharp red cloth; a patch of light sporadic spotting to the fore-edge of the page block and a little browning to the free endpapers; a previous owner's neat signature and contemporary date to the ffep, else bright, crisp and clean. The unclipped dustwrapper is likewise Near Fine+: crisp and vibrant, with no fading; a touch of toning to the white lettering to the spine; minor browning to the flaps; presented in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. Seller Inventory # M244
Book Description First Edition. Library copy. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 260p. ; 23cm. Subjects; Fiction in English American writers 1945 Texts. Chess. Fiction ; Chess. 20th century ; fiction. Queen's Gambit ; Chess. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 396916
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Includes dust jacket. Jacket has minor shelf wear. Minor scruff the back of the jacket. Price has been clipped. Pages are clean. All pages are intact. Seller Inventory # mon0002527921
Book Description Condition: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within. Seller Inventory # bk0434766550xvz189zvxgdd