Secrets Chess Machine by Robert Löhr (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. London: Penquin (2007). First edition. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. Defect-free. 0.0.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. Minor surface wear on jacket. Spine ends and upper leading corners, on jacket and hardcover, are slightly bumped and creased. Upper and lower edges on jacket are slightly yellowed and bumped. A few minor marks on boards. Page block is slightly tanned. Penned gift dedication on FEP. Page edges lightly tanned throughout, not affecting text. Weak hinge at pages 84-85, but binding remains intact and strong. Contents are clean, crisp, clear, in very good condition. First Edition First Printing. Used.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 343 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0670916366. ISBN/EAN: 9780670916368. Library of Congress No: 2007281653. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB12372. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback in near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£16.99 price intact). Published by Fig Tree, 2007. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in red. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. Very light bumps on bottom corners. 344 pages. ISBN: 9780670916351. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell.…

first edition thus proof copy 344pp VG- (in wrappers,publisher's stamp to inside front cover and label to half-title, sl soiling to text block).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED & DATED TO TITLE PAGE BY AUTHOR. Book in as new, FINE/FINE condition. Product Description In Vienna 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange and amazing invention, The Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what the Habsburg court hails as the greatest innovation of the century is really nothing more than a brilliant illusion. The chess machine is secretly operated from inside by the Italian dwarf Tibor, a God-fearing social outcast whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. Von Kempelen and his helpers tour his remarkable invention all around Europe to amaze and entertain the public, but despite many valiant attempts and close calls, no one is able to beat the extraordinary chess machine. The crowds all across Europe adore the Turk, and the success of Baron von Kempelen seems assured. But when a beautiful and seductive Countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the automaton, the Mechanical Turk falls under a cloud of suspicion, and the machine and its inventor become the target of espionage, persecution, and aristocratic intrigue. What is the dark secret behind this automaton and what strange powers does it hold? From the leaden dungeons of Venice to the imperial court in Vienna, from the palaces of the Pressburg nobility to the alleyways of the Jewish quarter, "The Secrets of the Chess Machine" is the breathtaking historical adventure, based on a true story, of a legendary invention. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition hardcover published by Penguin / Fig Tree in 2007 AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DIRECT TO THE TITLE PAGE. The jacket is Very Fine and unclipped - it states £16.99. The book is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the number 1 present to confirm the first edition state. Signed by Author(s). …

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Fine in very good, slightly scratched, fine dustjacket.

Condition: Fine. First English edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, red title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 344 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780670916368 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…