The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Turk

by Standage, Tom

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The Turk

by Standage, Tom

Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more

The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Second Printing. Clean, crisp copy in mylar cover. read more

The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Surplus inventory direct from publisher. Has remainder mark. No wear to covers. Interior also fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more

The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: As New in As New jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. First Printing of Berkley Books paperback edition. Clean, crisp copy. New! read more

The Turk--the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

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The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Turk--the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

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The Turk

by Tom Standage

Description: Brand New. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 288 pages. 7.50 x 5.50 x 0.80 in. 8.8 oz. Describes the eighteenth-century invention by Wolfgang von Kempeden of the Turk, a mechanical man fashioned of wood, powered by clockwork, and capable of playing chess, examining the machine's remarkable career in light of the industrial revolution and the impact of the invention on the history of technology. Reprint. read more

Turk, the: the Life & Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage (Au)

Description: New in no jacket. pp. 272. Created by a Hungarian nobleman & presented at court to Empress Maria Theresa, the Turk was a mechanical man, fashioned from wood, powered by clockwork, dressed in stylish costume--& capable of playing chess. Over the next 85 years, the Turk would travel throughout Europe & America, baffling, angering, inspiring, & intimidating challengers & audiences incl. such figures as Benjamin Franklin, Catherine the Great, Charles Babbage, & Edgar Allan Poe. Here, the story of ... read more

The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: (xiii0 272 pages, b/w illustrations, notes, sources, acknowledgments, index; small 8vo, blue boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980. read more

Turk: the Life & Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

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Turk: the Life & Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

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The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Turk: 6the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: Good. 0425190390 Visible shelf wear--may have some notes/markings on pages. read more

The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more

The Turk: 6the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

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The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

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The Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

Description: Very Good. Reissue 2003 Paperback. Orders usually ship on or before next business day. May have highlighting. We send best copy available. read more

Turk: the Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Standage, Tom

Description: Like New. Ink mark on bottom pages. A beautiful copy! . the queens gambit accepted; the turks opening move; a most charming contraption; ingenious devices, invisicle powers; dreams of speech and reason; adventures of the imagination; the province of intellect the wooden warrior in america; endgame; the secrets of the turk; the turn versus deep blue. "Created by the hungarian novleman and presented at court to the empress maria theresa, the turk was a mechanical man, fashioned from wook, ... read more

Turk: the Life & Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine

by Tom Standage

Description: Like New. Fine. Paperback. Originally published at $14.00. read more