Chess Players by Keyes (81 results)

Condition: Good. 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.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Mass market paperback. Very good condition. Light shelf wear to covers and pages. Clean, tight binding. 1st Crest Printing #M553.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages; Mylar Cover on dustjacket, Dust Jacket Rubbed with tears with chip, Book Show some Wear, Pages show aging Text is clean no markings seen. Book Club Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. The Chess Players by Frances Keyes 1960 Hardcover Dust Jacket. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. Binding: Hardcover. Language: English. Special Attributes: Dust Jacket. Author: Frances Keyes. Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy. Modified Item: No. …

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Book Club edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1965 2nd printing Crest paperback. Nice cover art. Aging inside. Good to very good condition.

HARDCOVER. GOOD+ dj. viii. + 534pp. + blanks. Frontispiece portrait of Morphy + occasional drawings/diagrams. Pictorial endpapers. viii. + 534pp. + blanks. Includes Author's Note & Bibliography. Beige & blue cloth covers, deckle edge, top edge tinted red. Probable Book Club Edition, no back cover dot. Still, a nice clean/tight/bright copy, no writings. Colorful, edge worn jacket, lower front flap corner clipped. VG+/GOOD+ dj. (covers & interior clean/tight/bright, no writings. jacket edge worn, spine sunned, front panel corner clipped).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A historical novel centered on the life and era of legendary American chess prodigy Paul Morphy, blending fiction with documented events of 19th-century chess culture. An appealing copy of a lesser-seen Keyes title with chess and American history interest. Very good condition. Light blue cloth boards with blue spine lettering. Binding tight and square; pages clean with light age toning. Includes frontispiece portrait of chess master Paul Morphy. No dust jacket. Small ownership inscription on front endpaper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Very good mass market paperback. 1960.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to boards, wear and tears to dust jacket due to age and use. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

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

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fawcett Crest Books Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Foxing is present on one or more pages. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. Dust jacket has some tears; Good condition. Cover has a little residue. Erase marks on front end page. Near Fine condition.

soft. Condition: See Pic.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Chess Players by Frances Parkinson Keyes. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1960. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition; Book: Very Good; Blue leather or leatherette boards with spine lettering clear and legible. Binding tight and square. Light shelf wear including faint rubbing on top and bottom spine and edges. Boards lightly soiled. Interior features pictorial endpapers and a frontispiece illustration. Pages clean with moderate, even age toning typical of early-1960s paper stock. No ownership inscriptions, underlining, or markings observed. Dust Jacket: None (see photos) Printing Identification Note The copyright page does not list a number line or explicit printing statement, which was common for many mid-century Farrar, Straus publications. This copy is best described as: 1960 Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition (printing not stated). The Chess Players is a historical novel by Frances Parkinson Keyes set against the political and social intrigues of eighteenth-century Europe. Known for her richly researched historical fiction, Keyes blends romance, diplomacy, and courtly maneuvering in a narrative that reflects the strategic "chess game" of power among European aristocracy.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. Light soiling spots to back cover. The book is in great condition! Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. First Printing; 1960. Blue cltoh covered boards with darker blue spine titles; mild wear; illustrated jacket is worn and rubbed with small chips and tears in edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Illustrated endpapers; gift inscription and bookplate on half title page; Interior is clean and unmarked; 533 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Bright, unclipped pictorial dust jacket with triangular loss to upper front near head of spine. Tight binding, solid blue boards, bright blue lettering to spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout. 1st edition.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. A Novel of New Orleans and Paris (Romance, Fiction, Drama) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Condition: Good. 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.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Jacket has light chipping to edges. Boards have only minor wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Scrape on beb has been tape-mended. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 447 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1960. 508 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean.…