Egon Hostovsky (158 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Very good 1958 Ex Library Book.

Soft cover. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition. Cloth/boards. Previous owner's name in pencil, VG.

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Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible- very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. This is a Random House Wartime Book Book is tight and sound No inside markings or underlinings Minimal shelf wear to book Fairly clean copy Dust jacket has minor corner rubs, top and bottom of spine wear Please see our photo as many book sites use stock images.…

Paperback. first edition. 1161 very good , damp mark inside paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This is a clean, unmarked copy with moderate outer wear to the covers and the dust jacket, particularly around the edges.

Paperback. first edition. 1161 very good , creases paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First U.S. Edition. 1st US edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Dust jacket shows edge wear & fading to spine, otherwise very good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. MMPB. BANTAM BOOKS 1161. Original cover price 25 cents. Book condition is good. Minor edge wear to some edges. Minor shelfwear. Some corners lightly rubbed. 234 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. THRILLER/HXFIC.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Awarded the Czechoslovak State Prize for Literature in 1936, The Arsonist explores the world of youth against the backdrop of a small eastern Bohemian border town being menaced by an invisible firebug. Time and re, their ability to reshape and destroy, are central. Encoded in echo, wind, and smoke -- in the gesture and in the whisper -- the true nature of events is too intangible and eeting, too pregnant with the unknown, to provide any genuine certainty, and this is the real source of the townsfolk's terror. Their misguided attempts to identify the elusive arsonist ultimately reveal the emptiness and inflexibility of their own lives. One of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century Czech letters, Hostovsky's mix of mysticism, irony, and wit, all leavened by the inuence of Expressionism on his early work, results in a richly textured narrative amid an atmosphere of growing peril that serves as a harbinger of the catastrophe to come. This is the first English translation. The Arsonist explores the world of a small eastern Bohemian border town being menaced by an invisible firebug. The true nature of events is too intangible and fleeting, too pregnant with the unknown, to provide any genuine certainty, and this is the real source of the townsfolk's terror. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. First Printing. Bantam edition published August 1953; first printing, July 1953, stated; Bantam Books number 1161; cover price 25 cents; page edges tinted red (here faded); translated from the Czech by Ewald Osers; spine lettering misaligned (printer's error). The book is square and unmarked; spine uncreased; age-toning to the pages; wraps show some edgewear; sleeve protected.…

Paperback. first edition. 1161 very good -fine, reading crease paperback.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some damage to the spine, staining to the covers; pages toned but a good solid book overall. No jacket. Translated from the Czech by Alice Backer and Bernard Wolfe. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 211633.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Textured Paper Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated by Ewald Osers.Light foxing, covers a bit age-darkened.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Bantam printing. Light creases to the spine. Wear to the side of the spine.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, tan boards. No dj. VG. Translated by Ewald Osers. Pages a bit age-darkened. Novel about a missing American journalist in Prague. Basis for the award-winning movie with Jack Lemmon. 249 pp. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 180 pages. 7.70x5.30x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Printing. Spine creased and slightly broken towards end of book, Some wear to cover especially around edges.

Paperback. first edition. 1161 almost near fine, spine fold rubbing paperback.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 249 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with brown label with inverse label to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. Translated by Ewald Osers. First edition. The great and fascinating background of this novel is the Communist coup d'etat in Czechoslovakia and the struggle between American and Communist intelligence services. As a Czech diplomat who quit the service of the Communist regime in 1949. Egon Hostovsky undoubtedly knows his subject. Condition: Corners gently rubbed, light soiling to covers, spine extremities lightly stained and rubbed. Jacket badly chipped & torn else a very good copy in a torn and chipped jacket.…