New York: Harper & Row, [1982]. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Bound in the publisher's original quarter black cloth and paper covered boards with the spine stamped in gilt
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.
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.
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.
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.
BOOK IS FINE WITH A REMAINDER STAR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF TEXT BLOCK. D.J. HAS A SMALL NICK AND A SHORT TEAR ON THE REAR PANEL WITH A TRACE OF RUB AT THE TOP CORNERS. AN EXCELLENT COPY.
Size: 8x5x1; Harper & Row, 1992; stated First US Edition of a Complete Translation with full number line; 267pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of boards, gilt titling remains bold; text very good; previous owner's plate on front end page, blind stamp on second (blank) front end page; remainder stamp on bottom edge of page block. Minor wear to edges of unclipped ($14.95) dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
New York. 1982. November 1982. Harper & Row. 1st Edition of This New Translation. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0060149876. Newly Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. 267 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. keywords: Europe Czech Literature Translated Eastern Europe World Literature. DESCRIPTION-All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after THE JOKE was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera s work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence. The present edition provides English-language readers an important further means toward revaluation of THE JOKE. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic. inventory #2745.
New York: Harper & Row, 1992. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., Wraps 271 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some toning to edges. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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