The Chessmen of Doom
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- 2
- First edition
- Dial Books for Young Readers, 1989
The first edition of The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs was published in New York by Dial Books for Young Readers in 1989. We track 2 editions.
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- Orion Publishing Group2011 Other I own The Chessmen of Doom, Orion Publishing Group 2011 Log in to want this
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- 14 on Open Library, 13 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Chessmen of Doom?
The first edition of The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs was published in New York by Dial Books for Young Readers in 1989.
How many editions of The Chessmen of Doom are there?
We track 2 editions of The Chessmen of Doom, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.