The Chess Players

A historical novel that takes us from 1825 to 1884, encompassing the life of chess champion Paul Morphy (1837-1884). It does not, however, focus on the chess, but rather puts Morphy into a diplomatic role in Europe during the Civil War. (In real life, Morphy returned to New Orleans from Europe in 1859, gave up chess, and played… Read more about this item

NY: Farrar, Straus and Company. VG+. 1960. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing. A VG+ copy in a Good dust jacket. The book has dusting to its upper and lower edges. Tiny rubs to the corners. Light tanning to the pages. Name and date inked at the rear endpaper's upper edge. The dust jacket is chipped and… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 23-15-4. Vintage In Very Good Condition For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Paul Morphy Was The Scion Of Two Outstanding Creole Families. His Paternal Grandfather, Diego Morphy, Had Been Spanish Consul, First In Charleston And Then In New Orleans; His Maternal Grandfather, Joseph… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages; Mylar Cover on dustjacket, Dust Jacket Rubbed with tears with chip, Book Show some Wear, Pages show aging Text is clean no markings seen. Book Club Edition. ; BX236 .

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. 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.

The Book Club, London, 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Dust-jacket is a little darkened and lightly rubbed at the edges, fresh blue covers with black lettering on spine, sound binding, previous owner's name on slightly darkened front end-paper, light foxing to text block edges, clean pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under… Read more about this item

Great Britain: The Book Club, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Jacket has a couple of small tears to back panel. Corners bumped, ink letter to spine..

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall

Bath (Portway Combe Park, Bath, Somerset, 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description : 542p. : ill., coat of arms, plans ; 21cm. Notes : Originally published, London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1961. Bibl.p.539-542. Subjects : Fiction in English, 1900 Texts.

New York: Farrar, Straus, Cudahy, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has quite a few tears on it and some scuffmarks. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy. VG/G. (1960). First Printing. Cloth. 8vo., 533 pp., DJ rubbed, chipped and frayed .

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The binding suffers moderate loosening due… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1961. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; Inventory No: 09120224..

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Light shelf wear and tear to price . clipped DJ with some grime to spine, small ink name and date to front . endpaper. ; Blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine, red . pictorial endpapers. DJ artwork by George Wilson.. 1961. First British Edition. Hardcover. First… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, 1960 as stated on the copyright page. Light blue cloth hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. $4.95 price on top of front dj flap. 533 pages. Illustrated front and rear pastedown and endpaper. Frontispiece illustration. The author's grand novel of Paris and New… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1960. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. Slight foxing.