The Mechanical Turk - first UK edition
by Tom Standage - signed
The story of one of the grand hoaxes of the 19th century - The Mechanical Turk. The chess-playing automaton who beat all challengers!
Book has wine colored boards with red stamped spine; clean inside and out except for the author's signature on the decorated front end paper. Read carefully, else fine.
Jacket has always been protected, is price intact, and protected by mylar.