Chess with a Dragon (Millennium Series)

Walker and Company, New York, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Daniel Torres. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings by Daniel Torres – who also created the image for the front panel. Red coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with red, black and green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The Galactic Interchange was the greatest discovery that humanity ever found. All the knowledge of the inhabited worlds was at the fingertips if anybody wanted to know. But – the bill came in for this knowledge and it was indenture (slavery) for humanity till the bill was paid off. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... Yake Singh Brown was the man who had to negotiate the deal for humanity. It was the toughest assignment ever faced, like playing chess with a dragon. All he had to do was figure out the rules of the game before being eaten." A little bumping of the book corners and softening of the back strip edges. A couple of marks to the front cover. Marking of the text block edges. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and a little sunning is also present, particularly noticeable to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 207, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Daniel Torres. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0802766889. ISBN/EAN: 9780802766885. Inventory No: 0289570. . 9780802766885