The Chess Players. (A Novel of New Orleans & Paris) [hardcover]
by Keyes, Francis Parkinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/GOOD+ dj. (covers & interior clean/tight/bright, no writings. jacket edge worn, spine sunned, front panel corner clipped
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY. Farrar. Straus & Cudahy. (c1960). HARDCOVER.. VG+/GOOD+ dj. (covers & interior clean/tight/bright, no writings. jacket edge worn, spine sunned, front panel corner clipped). 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Morphy + occasional drawings/diagrams. Pictorial endpapers. viii. + 534pp. + blanks. Includes Author's Note & Bibliography. Beige & blue cloth covers, deckle edge, top edge tinted red. Probable Book Club Edition, no back cover dot. Still, a nice clean/tight/bright copy, no writings. Colorful, edge worn jacket, lower front flap corner clipped.
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- Seller
- Booktopia
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11040215
- Title
- The Chess Players. (A Novel of New Orleans & Paris) [hardcover]
- Author
- Keyes, Francis Parkinson
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/GOOD+ dj. (covers & interior clean/tight/bright, no writings. jacket edge worn, spine sunned, front panel corner clipped
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar. Straus & Cudahy.
- Place of Publication
- NY.
- Date Published
- (c1960).
- Pages
- viii. + 534pp. + blanks.
- Keywords
- 20th Century American Literature Historial Novels Paul Morphy Chess New Orleans Louisiana
- Size
- 8vo.
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Booktopia
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Beverly Hills, Florida
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Quality used, uncommon, & rare books. Mostly non-fiction +literature. Remainders, Book Club, & Ex-Library editions always noted as are price clipped jackets.
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