Walter Tevis

The Queen's Gambit

Random House, 1983. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good condition. Ink stain to rear board and dust jacket. Original Good first issue dust jacket featuring art by Will Barnet.

First published in 1983, "The Queen's Gambit" by Walter Tevis is a coming-of-age story that follows the life of an orphaned chess prodigy named Beth Harmon from the age of eight to twenty-two as she rises through the ranks of the chess world while struggling with addiction. The novel was adapted into a highly acclaimed Netflix miniseries in 2020, also titled "The Queen's Gambit," starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon. Item #311073

Price: $400.00