New York: Coward-McCann, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. B/w Title Vignette. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In pictorial jacket, 8vo. 288 pages. "Kundera's novel of Czech Stalinism has the directness of a fist in the face" (Time magazine, quoted on jacket front flyleaf). Originally published in Czechoslovakia under title: Zert (and in Austria and Germany under title: Der Scherz). First U.S. Edition of a complete translation. (jacket price clipped).
8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. In pictorial jacket, 8vo. 288 pages. "Kundera's novel of Czech Stalinism has the directness of a fist in the face" (Time magazine, quoted on jacket front flyleaf). Originally published in Czechoslovakia under title: Zert (and in Austria and Germany under title: Der Scherz). First U.S. Edition of a complete translation. (jacket price clipped).
Good condition. Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Size: 8x5x0; First printing with full number line. Minor wear & light soiling to boards & edges of text block. Wear to front hinge. Text is unmarked. Dj shelf worn & toned with scuffs, creases & small scratches in a mylar cover.
HarperCollins Publishers, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.
New York: Harper & Row, 1982. The first Harper & Row edition of the author's first novel; published 8 years after the 1st American edition; remainder mark on bottom edge; translated by Michael Henry Heim; 267pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
NY: Harper & Row, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. The story takes place in a small Czech town when a girl was arrested for stealing flowers from a cemetery to give to her lover as a gift. Book has seven parts: Ludvik, Helena, Ludvik, Jaroslav, Ludvik, Kostka and Ludvik, Jaroslav, Helena. Clean copy. Record # 385608
This is a Stated First U.S. Edition of. a complete translation, with Full number line to 1. The Book is in Very Good used condition. The Book has a remainder mark to page bottoms and some yellowing/browning to pages. The binding is tight and squared. The Dust Jacket is in Good condition with edge wear and chips to corners along with a closed tear to top rear edge. The DJ does display the publisher s price of $14.95.
Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. First American printing of the complete translation. Smells a bit musty, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket.
New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover..
Size: 8x5x1; 1982 Harper & Row hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-minor wear to edge of dust jacket-some staining to closed page edge-binding out of square-otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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