Varga a j (16 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. ORIGINAL article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. ORIGINAL article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: Bueno. 25 x 19cm. 456. Editorial Everest, España, 1984, Castellano, 25 x 19cm, 456pp. Castellano. EN BUEN ESTADO.

24x15. 366p. Rústica ed. Con solapas. Fotogr. Buen estado. LIBRO EN ESPAÑOL.

Rústica con solapas. Condición: Bueno. 64pp/80 fotografías en color. Mapa de las islas/Recuerda/A-143 Size: 19.5x26. Ángel Segura (ilustrador). Libro.

TAPA DURA. PIEL EDITORIAL. CONTIENE ESTUCHE. 313 PÁGINAS. IUSTRADO. EXCELENTE ESTADO. Size: 30,5 X 24.

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the chess pieces were alive-and they were begging you to end the game? Leo Varga was a child prodigy, a "Mozart of the Vistula" who peaked at sixteen and spent the next eighteen years fading into irrelevance. Now, at thirty-four, he spends his nights alone in a shuttered Warsaw chess club, haunted by the ghost of his former greatness and the mentor who believed in him. But one night, he doesn't just play the game. He falls into it. Landing on the board itself, Leo discovers the City of Sixty-Four, a vast and surreal world where the pieces are not just wood and paint, but citizens with memories, fears, and a desperate hope. Pawns wobble to signal danger, rooks grind their teeth in silent vigilance, and the queens are ancient, powerful beings who were once players themselves. The game that has been playing for millennia is a stalemate, a slow rot where no one is willing to lose. To find his way home, Leo must do the impossible: he must checkmate the black king. But this is not a game of simple moves. Every step costs him a year of his life. He'll grow old on the board, sacrificing friendships, memories, and pieces of his own soul to reach the final square. As he navigates treacherous territories and negotiates with desperate citizens, Leo learns the terrifying truth. The "Hands" above, the players he once belonged to, are afraid of ending the game. But the pieces are tired of being played. They are waiting for one player who will listen, who will stop playing not to lose, and finally, play to end. The Eighth Rank is a profound and moving literary fantasy for anyone who has ever been afraid of failure, of growing old, or of the silence that comes when the game is finally over. For fans of The Queen's Gambit and Piranesi, this is a story about the cost of ambition and the transformative power of just one more move. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

6 pp., 1 fig., gr. 8.

3 pp., 1 fig., gr. 8.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sm.8° Ob. - 10 B/w original etchings representing- The Parliament, Heroe's Crescent, View from Mount Gellért, Fishermen's Bastion, Partial view of Buda Castle Hill from the Chain Bridge, Matthias Church, Castle of Vajdahunyad, Partial view of Buda Castle, State Opera House and Museum of Fine Arts. Captions in German and English. Original black binding (Gilt title). Very good condition.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. What if the chess pieces were alive-and they were begging you to end the game? Leo Varga was a child prodigy, a "Mozart of the Vistula" who peaked at sixteen and spent the next eighteen years fading into irrelevance. Now, at thirty-four, he spends his nights alone in a shuttered Warsaw chess club, haunted by the ghost of his former greatness and the mentor who believed in him. But one night, he doesn't just play the game. He falls into it. Landing on the board itself, Leo discovers the City of Sixty-Four, a vast and surreal world where the pieces are not just wood and paint, but citizens with memories, fears, and a desperate hope. Pawns wobble to signal danger, rooks grind their teeth in silent vigilance, and the queens are ancient, powerful beings who were once players themselves. The game that has been playing for millennia is a stalemate, a slow rot where no one is willing to lose. To find his way home, Leo must do the impossible: he must checkmate the black king. But this is not a game of simple moves. Every step costs him a year of his life. He'll grow old on the board, sacrificing friendships, memories, and pieces of his own soul to reach the final square. As he navigates treacherous territories and negotiates with desperate citizens, Leo learns the terrifying truth. The "Hands" above, the players he once belonged to, are afraid of ending the game. But the pieces are tired of being played. They are waiting for one player who will listen, who will stop playing not to lose, and finally, play to end. The Eighth Rank is a profound and moving literary fantasy for anyone who has ever been afraid of failure, of growing old, or of the silence that comes when the game is finally over. For fans of The Queen's Gambit and Piranesi, this is a story about the cost of ambition and the transformative power of just one more move. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…