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BIRTH OF THE CHESS QUEEN: A History
de Yalom, Marilyn
- Usado
- as new
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0060090642
- ISBN 13
- 9780060090647
- Librería
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York, U.S.A. : HarperCollins Publishers , 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fascinating history of how the Queen entered the game of chess, evolving from the lowest-ranked piece on the board (one that could move only one space at a time) to the most powerful and to one that must be protected at all times. Author "subtly integrates the development of chess with the social and cultural aspects of each era." Illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in as new, mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] NF68
Sinopsis
Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector.Birth of the Chess Queen examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.
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- Librería
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 022852
- Título
- BIRTH OF THE CHESS QUEEN: A History
- Autor
- Yalom, Marilyn
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo As New
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- As New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060090642
- ISBN 13
- 9780060090647
- Editorial
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Páginas
- 304
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Product_type
- 2
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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