Random House, New York, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Board). Very Good Condition/Good. Author's note. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered back strip with white coloured titles. 3/4 black coloured boards with illustration of a chessboard and author's initials to the top right hand corner of the front panel. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Will Barnet, with brown and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Story set in the world of competitive chess, the rise of a child prodigy and to the depths to which she plunges. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a little bumping of the top book corners. Rubbing and fading of the book edges. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning to the end pages. Some creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with very noticeable sunning to all dustwrapper edges and panels. Foxing to the verso. The front fold over panel has a crease that runs its full length. First American Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [15], 4 - 243, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0394528018. ISBN/EAN: 9780394528014. Inventory No: 0288789. . 9780394528014

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Walter Tevis was an English literature professor at the University of Ohio. He is the author of seven books, including three that were the basis of major motion pictures: The Man Who Fell to Earth , The Hustler , and The Color of Mone y . His other books include Mockingbird, Far From Home and The Steps of the Sun . He died in 1984.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0288789
Title: The Queen's Gambit
Author: Tevis, Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Board)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394528018
ISBN 13: 9780394528014
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: BZDB2 Novel, Chess, Suspense Unbranded ISBN: 0394528018 EAN: 9780394528014 Tevis, Walter The Queen's Gambit

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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