Idle Passion

First edition.This book is not about the playing of chess, but rather the players and their personalities. Cockburn examines the eccentrics of the game from a very Freudian point of view, Looking at the few who are, shall we say, out there, rather than the many who are totally, uninterestingly "normal". Chess players have often not agreed with… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Simon & Schuster, 1974. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in black. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting to page ends and light offsetting to endpapers. Publisher's mark on… Read more about this item

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 248 pp. Binding firm. Endpapers browned slightly, text block clean. Dust Jacket marked. Edges browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Games & Gaming; History. ISBN: 0297769855. ISBN/EAN: 9780297769859. Pictures of this item not already… Read more about this item

New York: Village Voice, 1974. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket.. 248 p.; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references.

Simon & Schuster, 1975-01-15. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1000 8.1000 5.8000. Firm binding, dust jacket worn, otherwise very good.

Simon & Schuster, 1975-01-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Simon and Schuster; New York, 1974. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, red cloth binding with white and black lettering on spine, black emblem on front board, binding sturdy and intact, trace handling marks/shelf wear, bit of discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, trace rubbing to board and spine edges, in… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1975-01-15. Hardcover. Good.

Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. 0671218174 . Red hardback covers. No dust jacket. Light shelf wear.; 248 pages .

Simon & Schuster, 1975-01-15. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8x5x1.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Collectible - Very Good. Collectible - Very Good. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front pastedown. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (games, chess, psychology)

Plume, 1975-10-01. Paperback. Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Plume, 1975. Paperback. Acceptable. Published in October 1975. Bumped corners, rubbed and scuffed wraps with scraped spine edges. Age-toned pages. Clean text block. Gently read. Pencil erasure at top of first page.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1975-08. Hardcover. Good.

Simon & Schuster, 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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

Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service

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