The Chequer Board
1947 (First Edition, first impression).
Heinemann and The Book Society
, London, England
Apparently it should appeal to all readers who 'love fair play, tolerance and kindness. A beautiful novel about a medically condemned man, travelling to help his comrades in the Forces with love stories and adventures aplenty.
$50.00
Specifications
| Author | Shute, Nevil |
| Publisher | Heinemann and The Book Society |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Year Published | 1947 (First Edition, first impression) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1947 in both US and UK. |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | XI |
| Pages | 316pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in crimson publisher's cloth with large pale stains to the board edges at both front and rear. gold title original the pale and worn but still very firm spine with all corners bumped plus there is a small forward lean also. non price-clipped dust wrapper is heavily damaged but professionally verse repaired with no loss but significant chipping to all edges and a very pale dust wrapper spine, now protected by clear archival covering too. |
| Overall | Internally however it remains clean and bright with no damage original foxing other than minor fore edge spine flecking. overall this volume has to be classed as only "fair" though it remains well intact and perfectly readable too of course. |