The Queen's Gambit

Tevis, Walter

ISBN 10: 0394528018 / ISBN 13: 9780394528014

Published by Random House Inc, 1983

About this Item

First edition, first printing with a statement of First Edition on copyright page. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Clean and unmarked, slightest hint of foxing to page edges. Binding strong. Light edge wear to jacket, tiny tear to rear upper jacket panel, faint crease to lower edge of front panel. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Presentable copy in very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

Seller Inventory # 251202009

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Queen's Gambit
• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394528018
• ISBN 13: 9780394528014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 18 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Rare & Collectible

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