Three Upmanship Theory Practice Gamesmanship Notes by Stephen Potter (11 results)

Fourth printing (as stated upon copyright page; originally printed September 1962). viii, 467, [2] pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket strongly rubbed with some soiling and toning; shallow chipping, scuffs, and tears at edges; front flap is not price-clipped. White cloth spine; muted purple boards. Surface abrasions and a some staining to text block edges with some leaves shallow affected at margins; short swath of blue marker on text block's bottom edge near spine perhaps as a publisher's remainder mark. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown mostly hidden underneath dj's front flap; some ink marginalia and underlining on page 353 but no other such markings readily apparent upon a cursory perusal but may be present. Binding is firm.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.2.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson (illustrator). First Edition stated. viii, 467pp+ [small chip, tears, scuffing and general wear to dj] Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked.

HARD BACK PINK MULTI. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. WILSON, FRANK, LT. COL. (illustrator). General wear: small bookplate, shadowing, previous owner dedication FEP, foxing B&W illustrations DATE PUBLISHED: 1962 EDITION: 467.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First edition. The first combined edition of Potter's series of humorous books on how to secure an unfair advantage. The first one - Gamesmanship, written to show how poor players can beat better ones by subtle psychological ploys - was originally published in 1947. These books were adapted for the cinema in the 1960s ('School for Scoundrels' adapted by Peter Ustinov, recapitulates many of the 'one-up' ideas) and later for television in the 1970s. Illustrated with drawings by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. Index. vii, 487 pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket (overall light edgewear to dj, original price of $4.95 still present).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson (illustrator). First Edition stated. viii, 467pp+ [some soiling/browning to white-cloth spine] Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Edition. Off white clothbound spine over red pictorial boards. Totally tight and clean, appears unread. Slight spine lean, and lower-front corner bumped. No dustjacket. 2.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket wavy at back from clear liquid contact, inside has ink bleed, a tidemark along bottom edge on outside. Outside of jacket shiny with a couple small nicks, light scuffs and rubs. Boards are in good shape. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

Condition: new.