Skip to content

Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes : 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection

Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes : 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.

Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes : 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection

by Smullyan, Raymond

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Near Fine condition
ISBN 10
0394737571
ISBN 13
9780394737577
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Item Price
A$23.16
Or just A$20.85 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
A$10.07 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

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.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
About Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
009618
Title
Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes : 50 Tantalizing Problems of Chess Detection
Author
Smullyan, Raymond
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine condition
Edition
Third printing
ISBN 10
0394737571
ISBN 13
9780394737577
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1982
Size
xiii, 171pp
Bookseller catalogs
Chess; Mystery / Crime Fiction; Logic;

Terms of Sale

About Books

Please add 8.375% sales tax for any order sent to a Nevada address (unless you have provided an official resale or tax exemption certificate). All items are guaranteed as described. We take pride in our book descriptions. Every item is meticulously examined so that condition and edition are listed as accurately as possible. We strive to provide pertinent bibliographical details. In addition, our listings frequently include content summaries, details on provenance, and/or biographical notes on the author. Our descriptions are protected by copyright, and unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted. We always take the time necessary to carefully package your order so that it arrives safely and securely. Shipping cost estimates are based on an average size book and are intended to cover only our actual expenses. If your order includes multiple volumes, oversize, heavy, or valuable items, we may contact you to request authorization for additional postage. RETURNS: If not as described, your order is returnable within 10 days of receipt. Prior notice is requested and appreciated. Returns must be securely packaged and arrive here safely. A full refund will be issued if the return is attributable to a mistake on our part; otherwise shipping costs are not refundable.

About the Seller

About Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2008
Henderson, Nevada

About About Books

About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Blindstamp
A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Price Clipped
When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Remainder
Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
Trade Paperback
Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-