The Queen's Gambit. by TEVIS, Walter S - 1983

Random House (NY), 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Fading and discoloration to the boards with moderate bowing. Tight binding. Clean pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House (NY), 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Discoloration and fading to the boards. Heavy bowing to the front board. Denting to the boards and spine. Soiling to the inside of the front and back covers. Soiling to the textblock. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Random House (NY), 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. First edition. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Wear to cover boards and spine. Light staining to cover boards. Foxing visible on text block. Staining to front free end page. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact. Priced accordingly, considering market value and all damages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Random House,, 1983. Let's play First edition, first printing, of the book that inspired the popular 2020 miniseries starring Anya Taylor-Joy. This was the penultimate novel of the lifetime chess enthusiast Walter S. Tevis, who died the year after its publication. Copies in the first printing show a number line starting with "2", as here. Octavo. Original dark blue quarter cloth, spine lettered in white, black sides, chess board design on front cover with author's initials in white. With dust jacket. Chess diagram on title page illustrating the titular opening position. Minor fading to edges; jacket edges nicked, small scuff mark to front panel, couple of small marks to verso, unclipped: a very good copy in like jacket.