The Queen's Gambit (First Printing)

Tevis, Walter

ISBN 10: 0434766550 / ISBN 13: 9780434766550

Published by Heinemann, 1983

About this Item

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

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Queen's Gambit (First Printing)
• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0434766550
• ISBN 13: 9780434766550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 1980s

About this title

Synopsis

Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become a national champion and to play the world grandmasters

Review

Gripping reading . . . Nabokov's The Defense and Zweig's The Royal Game are the classics. Now joining them is The Queen's Gambit (FINANCIAL TIMES)

The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it (Michael Ondaatje)

Mesmerizing (NEWSWEEK)

Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep (SCOTSMAN)

More exciting than any thriller I've seen lately; more than that, beautifully written (Martin Cruz Smith)

What Walter Tevis did for pool in The Hustler, he does for chess in The Queen's Gambit (PLAYBOY)

A psychological thriller (NEW YORK TIMES)