Celestial Chess by Thomas Bontly (22 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Celestial Chess. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers otherwise still a good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bumped at head and heel of spine and front top corner. Jacket lightly rubbed with minor edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very light wear in like jacket with a tiny crease and tear top edge front panel. See photos clphE.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Ballantine Books, 1979. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Ballantine Books, 1979. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

1980 paperback in very good condition.

paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Condition: Good. Celestial Chess by Thomas Bontly is an atmospheric, metaphysical fantasy in which a young man becomes entangled in a cosmic game played out across shifting realities. As heâs drawn deeper into a conflict between enigmatic forces â" each move echoing through both the earthly and the supernatural â" the boundaries between fate, free will, and illusion begin to blur. Bontly blends philosophical tension with a quietly uncanny tone, making this a sought-after title for collectors of obscure 1970s fantasy with a literary edge.…

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - American scholar and lettered medievalist, David Fairchild, swings a plum sabbatical at Cambridge University, where he is given full access to a rare manuscript written by a mad monk of shameful repute-Geoffrey Gervaise. The Westchurch Manuscript has lain neglected in the University vaults for centuries . . . or has it A shadowy nefarious cabal has had an interest in the manuscript for a very long time and sharpens its claws anytime anyone probes its secrets. Expecting a pleasant year pursuing his passion for medieval literature, Fairchild quickly finds himself entangled in the centuries old curse that surrounds the manuscript and its mysterious author. Murders ensue, the Supernatural stirs and old haunting grounds are disturbed. Fairchild must make some hard decisions if he is to save a family that has lived under the Gervaise curse for generations. Buoyant with humor, and electrified by suspense and shuddering frights, Thomas Bontly's Celestial Chess is at long last available again. In his new introduction to the novel, Thomas Kent Miller reveals everything he loves about this sadly neglected novel and relates his decades-long quest to see it back in print. Bravo! With a pace that sizzles like a five-minute blitz match, Celestial Chess is on the board, so what do you say to a quick game Your move . . .…

dj. First Edition. First edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, (1979). First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 the copyright page. The English professor and author's most renowned novel employs parallel stories set in both modern times and Medieval times, and involves researching a medieval manuscript, a Satanic society, a chess strategy life game, ghosts, literary characters, a murder mystery, and a fascinating and suspenseful plot. Elusive in such crisp condition in the first edition. Fine, very tight and fresh in black linen over textured gray boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, red end-papers; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $9.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder mark.…

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. 279pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "With good wishes to my fellow Jacobite and esteemed colleague, Mark Krupnick, Tom Bontly." NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows the top edge ever so lightly dust marked, former store price lightly stamped at the topmost of the front endpaper, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows a very short closed tear at the back panel, slight shelf rubbing along the extremities, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining Fine/As New. As pictured.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.