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  Inscribed by Chess Grandmaster Larry Evans to United States Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson

  EVANS, Larry & Tom Wiswell.

  Championship Chess and Checkers for All.

  New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1953.

  First edition of this work by the chess grandmaster. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Larry Evans on the front free endpaper, "To Ambassador Thompson Best wishes Larry Evans March, 1956." The recipient Llewellyn Thompson was a United States diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and, for a lengthy period, in the Soviet Union where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold War. He was a key advisor to President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A 2019 assessment described him as " arguably the most influential figure who ever advised U.S. presidents about policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War." Fine in a very good dust jacket with a few closed tears. An exceptional association.

  Price: $975.00     Item Number: 3981

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