The Queen's Gambit | Walter Tevis

Title: The Queen's Gambit

Author: Walter Tevis

Edition: First UK Edition and First Printing

Publication Date: 1983

Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd, London, England

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 261 pages

Dust Cover: Yes, illustrative dust cover 

Condition: Tanning to inside of dustcover. Original publisher's price (Heinamann Group) on inside flap of dustcover. Dustcover otherwise in very good condition without rips. Red cloth boards with title in gold gilt writing on spine. Tight binding. Clean, no inscriptions, no foxing. In excellent condition

ISBN: 0434766550

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Walter Stone Tevis Jr. (28 February 1928 – 9 August 1984) was an American novelist and screenwriter.

His novels included:

• The Hustler (1959)
• The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963);
• The Queen’s Gambit (1983); and
• The Color of Money (1984)

The Hustler was adapted into a film in 1961, starring Paul Newman.

The Color of Money was a sequel to the Hustler. The book was adapted into a film in 1986, starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.