Book #58428

Queen's Pawn - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Victor Canning

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: William Morrow and Company, 1969.

Price: $50.00

A Very Good+ first Printing of the First Edition that has adhesive residue on the boards and mild edgewear in a generally worn alike dust-jacket.

Victor Canning tells the story of the eighteenth century chess champion, Maria Theresa, as she rises to the heights of power in Austria. Combining a lively history with complex chess strategy, Queen's Pawn is a fascinating exploration of one of the most intriguing and challenging board games ever invented.; 8vo; 270 pages.