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Chess pieces
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- Book Synopsis
- From handling of the chessmen you infer the secret springs of human character. To pluck the enemy chessman between your fingers and replace it with your own reveals the cultivated, well-bred killer who cannot stand the sight of blood; knock the chessman over with a small click of wood on wood tells of an aesthetic craving for the fatal instrument, of one more passionate than violent; to push the piece from its intended square is signal of aggressive character and plainly indicates that power is
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780773519015
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press, (01 April 1999)
- Number of Pages
- 77
- Weight
- 102 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 128 x 190 x 11 mm
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