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Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness. [1st hardcover].
by Brady, Frank
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+ dj. Appears gently read but no names or writings. Jacket complete/clean/crisp: meager creases along top/bottom spine edg
- ISBN 10
- 0307463907
- ISBN 13
- 9780307463906
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About This Item
New York. Crown. Copyright 2011. HARDCOVER.. VG+/VG+ dj. Appears gently read but no names or writings. Jacket complete/clean/crisp: meager creases along top/bottom spine edges (shelf wear). Jacket complete/clean/crisp. Octavo. 8 pages of glossy photo plates. xiv. + 402pp. Source Notes, Bibliography, Index. Black boards & silver lettered, black cloth back. Jacket art same as Stock Photo. NO GAMES. First Edition so stated. 1st Printing per print number line. NO GAMES. NOT a remainder. '02/11' publication date code on jacket. Estate acquisition in nice condition. NO GAMES.
Synopsis
FRANK BRADY is internationally recognized as the person most knowledgeable about the life and career of Bobby Fischer. Brady is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies, including Citizen Welles; Onassis: An Extravagant Life; and Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy (the first edition of which appeared in the mid-1960’s and focuses on the young Bobby). Until recently, Brady was the Chairman of the Communications Department at St. John’s University, and he remains a full professor there. He is also the President of the Marshall Chess Club and was the founding editor of Chess Life.
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- Title
- Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Brady, Frank
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+ dj. Appears gently read but no names or writings. Jacket complete/clean/crisp: meager creases along top/bottom spine edg
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307463907
- ISBN 13
- 9780307463906
- Publisher
- Crown.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- Copyright 2011.
- Pages
- xiv. + 402pp.
- Size
- Octavo.
- Keywords
- Robert Bobby Fischer Biography World Championship Grand Master ChessHistory First Edition
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