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Published by Vintage Canada, 1995
ISBN 10: 0394280598ISBN 13: 9780394280592
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. First Printing. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Pan Macmillan, 1980
ISBN 10: 0330260987ISBN 13: 9780330260985
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Ecco Pr, 1985
ISBN 10: 0880010746ISBN 13: 9780880010740
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Trafalgar Square, 1995
ISBN 10: 0099358115ISBN 13: 9780099358114
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Published by The Bodley Head Ltd, U.S.A., 1976
ISBN 10: 0370105818ISBN 13: 9780370105819
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mild edgewear. A clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. Please note: International and Domestic Priority shipping for this item is available.
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Published by Grove Press, 1974
ISBN 10: 0394492935ISBN 13: 9780394492933
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
hardcover. 1st edition. New York. 1974. Grove Press. 1st American Edition. Very Small Moisture Mark On Front Free Endpaper,Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394492935. Foreword by Graham Greene. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. 297 pages. hardcover. GP-723. Cover design by Kenneth R. Deardoff. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe . FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this novel, Josef Skvorecky tells a spellbinding story of moral corruption and political cynicism in the guise of a love story that turns into a murder mystery. Karel Leden falls in love with Lenka, a beautiful girl with shiny black hair, the minute he sees her on the beach clad in a scanty bikini. But Lenka rebuffs Karel's advances, preferring instead the company of Karel's boss, a balding, middle-aged Communist party official. after a nocturnal boat ride with Lenka his body is washed ashore. The police call it a tragic accident. Who is Lenka? A girl with a mysterious past, a beautiful tramp who teases her lovers? Karel can't make her out, In anguish he begins to drink, in desperation he plays detective. What he discovers is part of the gruesome history of our time. And what had begun as a story of love's labors lost suddenly turns into a political whodunit in which the victim, instead of the murderer, is the criminal. But beyond being a diverting thriller, this novel also offers a remarkable account of life among the privileged few in a Communist society, the first book to give us a glimpse of the underworld of intellectual pimp and literary prostitute that rules the cultural establishment, a truly authentic picture of the corrosion of the spirit that besets the party hacks and party-line writers, of hypocrisy rewarded and idealism betrayed. Skvorecky sets his story against the background of a State run publishing company, and he provides an astonishing tour of the literary machine of a Communist state. inventory #34208 Very Small Moisture Mark On Front Free Endpaper,Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket.
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Published by Grove Press,, NY:, 1974
ISBN 10: 0394492935ISBN 13: 9780394492933
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. GP-723. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Foreword by Graham Greene. First American printing. Very good in a very good (stray pen mark on verso) dust jacket.
Published by Picador/Pan 1980, 1980
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0394492935ISBN 13: 9780394492933
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 297 pages. A novel by this well regarded Czech-Canadian writer that was translated by Peter Kussi. Features a foreword by Graham Greene. A tight near fine copy in cloth boards with some slight pushing to the spine ends in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear.
Published by Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0802100481ISBN 13: 9780802100481
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st U.S. Edition. First U.S. edition, hardcover, has very slight lean to spine, slight bumps to spine ends, slight sunning to top edge of boards, and a touch of shelfwear to corners and edges, otherwise a solid VG+ copy in like dustjacket which has very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, a touch of edgewear, very slight foxing starting to folds, and some faint rubbing.
Published by Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0802100481ISBN 13: 9780802100481
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Graham Greene(Foreword) Peter Kussi(Translator) (illustrator). First Edition. Miss Silver's Past by Josef Skvorecky (First U.S. Edition) A tight square copy. Moderate edge wear and minor sunning to the jacket. Not price-clipped. First printing stated. First American. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. BOOK.
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1974
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Translated by Peter Kussi. Forward by Graham Greene. Light foxing on topedge with a sticker shadow on front fly, very good in a very good dust jacket with modest edgewear and rubbing.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++ / Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. With a foreword by Graham Greene. A UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright, clean and complete. It is unclipped. The front panel is bright and unfaded, showing a trivial hint of bruising at the lower edge. The spine is bright and - unusually for this title - unfaded. It shows a tiny touch of bruising to the ends. The back panel is bright. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean, the corners are sharp. The spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are inconsequentially dusty. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.
Published by Grove Press, New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0802100481ISBN 13: 9780802100481
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. | Fine in very nearly fine dustjacket. Foreword by Graham Greene.
Hardback. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Foreword by Graham Greene.A tale of moral corruption & political cynicism by the Czech-raised writer/publisher (1924 - 2012) who lived in Toronto (since 1968) & taught at the University of Toronto. Originally published as LVICE, by Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel, Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1969. Book in good condition. Light tanning on outside page edges. Dust jacket has some scuffing and bumping wear at edges.
Published by Bodley Head, London, 1974
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First British edition. Translated by Peter Kussi. Two bumps to the spine head, one small to the foot, else a fresh and clean copy in a very nicely preserved dust jacket.
Published by GROVE PRESS., NY, 1974
ISBN 10: 0394492935ISBN 13: 9780394492933
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Top edge foxed. ).