The Chess Machine
by Lohr,Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594201269
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201264
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Synopsis
In 1770, Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen introduces Vienna to the Mechanical Turk?an unbeatable chess-playing automaton that, unbeknownst to an astonished Europe, is in fact nothing more than an illusion. The Turk is actually operated from within by a God-fearing dwarf named Tibor, whose chess-playing abilities and diminutive size make him the perfect accomplice in this grand hoax. But when a seductive countess dies under mysterious circumstances in the presence of the Turk, the machine and its inventor become the target of espionage, persecution, and intrigue. Based on a true story, this celebrated debut is a daring piece of storytelling, brimming with lust, scandal, and deception.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Always Superior Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018588
- Title
- The Chess Machine
- Author
- Lohr,Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editiion
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594201269
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201264
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007