The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes : 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection by Raymond Smullyan - 1979

Knopf, 1979-09-11. paperback. Very Good. 8x4x0.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, NY: Knopf, 1979. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 171 pp. Tightly bound. NOTE: This copy does have a spine crease from previous use. This is the reason for the lower "good" rating. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Very good + 3rd printing paperback shows some mild shelf wear and bit of age toning to pages. 171 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this work that will be a "..delight and a challenge for anyone who likes chess problems-or intellectual puzlles of any kind.

Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. Octavo. Pictorial wraps. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Covers have light shelf wear. 171 pages. ISBN: 0394737571. 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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Near Fine condition. 5" wide by 8" tall. Previous owner's blindstamp. Otherwise bright, clean, tight, square, and unmarked. No creases. Appears unread. Still shiny. Not price clipped ($5.95). Not a remainder. No store stamp or bookplate. Illustrated with chess diagrams. Each of 50 chess problems is set within its own Holmes-Watson dialogue. The object is to use Sherlockian logic, not to discover the next move or a mating attack, but to calculate previous moves or positions using "retrograde analysis." Includes solutions at the end. The author is a Professor of Mathematical Logic and Philosophy at CUNY, who also wrote The Chess Mysteries of the Arabian Knights: 50 New Problems of Chess Detection.. Third printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. xiii, 171pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine. 1979. Paperback. 0394737571 . Stated first (paperback) edition. Near fine in illustrated wraps. .