The Chequer Board. Nevil Shute. 1947 William Heinemann 1st Edition Hardback. Private collector sale, stored in clean & dry conditions in smoke free home since being acquired from a privately owned library. This book is still in Good/Very Good condition for its age with just a few scuffs and marks on the cover and light fading to the spine. The pages are clean with some light tanning the end papers and around some page edges, the private library label is inside the front cover. See photos for details.