Miss Silver's Past by Skvorecky, Josef. 8vo. 1st ptg.
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"If its underlying message were not so sinister in its implications, this black comedy would qualify as one of the funniest books of the year." --The New York Times
"Both hilarious and terrifying; I recommend it strongly." --The Guardian
"The casual exactness of the style, witty and spare, entirely justifies the rare honour of a preface by Graham Greene." --The Financial Post
Text: English, Czech (translation)
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Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. 1st edition. Very Small Moisture Mark On Front Free Endpaper,Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # z34208
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 18863156-6
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Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
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. Seller Inventory # 62312
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Clear wrap added. (Czechoslovakia, politics, thrillers). Seller Inventory # NC01A-00179
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
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. Seller Inventory # 197393
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Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Grove Press, NYC., 1974. First Edition, First Printing. VERY GOOD hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. Forward by Graham Greene. Previous owner writing on front free end paper. Edgewear. NOT remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. Seller Inventory # SKU1014547
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Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Sunning to outer edge of clipped d/j. Inscribed and dated by author to previous owner on title page. Inscription dated in '78; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 297 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 198370
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Seller: Letters Bookshop, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. [320pp]: xx, 300 (last leaf blank); ochre linen stamped black, jacket ($8.95 on flap); 208 x 144 x 31 mm. First US edition (originally 1969), translated by Peter Kussi; first state with ISBN 0-394-49293-3 on tp (verso) but 0-394-49293-5 on jacket rear. A second ISBN on tp (verso) reads: "Grove Press ISBN 0-8021-0048-1". With 3pp Preface by Graham Greene (referred to on jacket as a Foreword). A tight clean copy of the author's controversial second novel (whose second Czech printing of 80,000 was seized in 1970 by the invading authorities); issued under the publisher's number GP-723. Seller Inventory # 003689
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Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Top edge foxed. ). Seller Inventory # 18353
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Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First U.S. Printing. 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. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Foreword by Graham Greene. Review clipping laid in. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 297pp. Price clipped DJ is otherwise in very good + condition. (Fold on inside front flap and minor edgewear.) SIGNED & dated (1977) by Skvorecky. Uncommon signed copy. *** Signed By Author ***. Seller Inventory # 002750
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