The Queen's Gambit

Tevis, Walter

ISBN 10: 0394528018 / ISBN 13: 9780394528014

Published by Random House Inc, New York, 1983

About this Item

1983 Random House 1st Edition/1st Printing in VeryGood+/VeryGood+ condition. The HB retains its black color with embossed chessboard and WT initials and crown on the front. Bumps on three corners but in line. Tightly constructed without lean. Foxing on page edges but none on the page face. DJ is bright. Not price-clipped. Wear at top and bottom spine with 3 professionally repaired tears. A striking painting on the front of Beth Harmon, the protagonist, playing chess with a cat on the windowsill. Adapted in 2020 as a highly praised Netflix Mini Series starring the inimitable Anya Taylor-Joy and the great Bill Camp. Seller Inventory # 010000

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Queen's Gambit

Publisher: Random House Inc, New York

Publication Date: 1983

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.

Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis:

Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become national champion and to play the world grandmasters

From the Back Cover:

“The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread
every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” -Michael Ondaatje

“Tevis traps us in the breathless drama of the moment and makes us feel the same intense involvement his characters feel.” –The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Ultimately, this is not really a novel about chess. . . . It can be read with intense enjoyment by those who know nothing about the game, as long as they are interested in what it means to be human at the deepest levels.” –The Washington Post

“It’s advisable to tape your fingers before opening The Queen’s Gambit. Otherwise, the suspense may bring on nail-chewing right to the elbow.” –Houston Chronicle

“There’s more excitement in Beth than in the collected works of Robert Ludlum.” –Forth Worth Star-Telegram

“One of the most satisfying novels of the year.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Compelling . . . A magnificent obsession.” –Los Angeles Times