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Relié. 1 volume. In-8. 344 pp. Sous étui bordé, chemise de rhodoïd. Reliure plein box beige. Dos lisse avec titre et auteur en rouge. Couverture et dos conservés. Parfait état. Collection "Du monde entier".ÉDITION ORIGINALE de la traduction française par Marcel Aymonin. Préface d'Aragon. Un des 37 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, seul grand papier.

Relié. 1 volume. Fort in-8. 324 pp. Sous étui bordé. Reliure plein maroquin vert foncé. Dos lisse avec titre et date dorés. Tranches dorées sur témoins. Couverture et dos conservés. Doublure et gardes de velours gris. Reliure signée LOUTREL-DELAPORTE. Parfait état. ÉDITION ORIGINALE LIMITÉE. Celui-ci un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur vergé blanc de Hollande, seul grand papier.

First edition of Kundera's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Daniel Milan Kundera," with an original drawing of a hand attached to the end of the signature. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Rare signed and inscribed and with an original drawing. When "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" was first published in English, it was hailed as "a work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness" by critic Elizabeth Hardwick and named one of the best books of 1984 by the New York Times Book Review. It went on to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and quickly became an international bestseller. It was adapted to film in 1988, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Milan Kundera on the title page. [vi], 314 pp. Bound in publisher's black paper boards over tan buckram cloth with spine lettered in black. Near Fine with slight edge wear, rear bottom corner bumped and slight perfume scent to contents. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, oval metallic silver sticker "Autographed Copy" on rear panel, and several tape repairs to verso. A great, signed copy of the Czech author's best-known work which was later adapted into the 1988 film directed by Philip Kaufman starring Juliette Binoche and Daniel Day-Lewis.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition. Signed by Milan Kundera on the title page. 293, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's white cloth stamped in olive green and black; green topstain. Near Fine with lean to binding, light staining to cloth and minor toning to contents. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with crease and small tear to spine, toning and close tears to edges. Slight creasing to flaps with staining and rubbing to verso. The famous Czech author's first novel in its original language, scarce signed. While it was completed in 1965, publication was delayed by state censors for two years. It inspired a 1968 Czech New Wave film but then following the Prague Spring uprising and crackdown that same year it was banned outright.

First edition of Kundera's magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Peter Milan Kundera." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Rare signed and inscribed. When "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" was first published in English, it was hailed as "a work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness" by critic Elizabeth Hardwick and named one of the best books of 1984 by the New York Times Book Review. It went on to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and quickly became an international bestseller. It was adapted to film in 1988, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 228 pages. The fifth book published in the U.S from the author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." A near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with some slight color shift to the edges of the boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear. Signed and very warmly inscribed by Kundera on the half title page in the year of publication. A spectacular association copy as the recipient was literary critic John Leonard who wrote a rapturous review of this book for the New York Times. From Leonard's review: "I ought to invoke Gunter Grass and Garcia Marquez because Mr. Kundera belongs in their demonic company. Dust off the glowing adjectives, those abused children, because they apply. A book reviewer is reduced to saying: this time, I really mean it.". Signed.

Condition: Near Fine. First edition. First edition. Signed by Milan Kundera on the title page in pencil. 39, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's softcover textured wraps lettered in black and red. In the original Czech. Near Fine with slight tanning and soiling to covers, contents uncut. The scarce first edition of the Nobel Prize-winner's book of poetry. In an article on the author research database Gale writes: "In 1955 Kundera published a blatant piece of Communist propaganda. The long poem "Poslední máj (The Last May)" is an homage to Julius Fucík, the hero of Communist resistance to the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia. Full of bathos, the work conforms to the tenets of socialist realism and to the official Communist version of history. Some commentators have speculated that Kundera was commissioned by the party to write the piece; others have said that Kundera wrote this work as an act of cool calculation-to enable him to become a member of the Communist Party again.".

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Milan Kundera and inscribed to a former owner in the year of publication on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original paper boards over brown cloth spine stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light toning to edges of boards, faint foxing to textblock edge, preliminary and terminal pages. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear, light tanning and several short edge tears. Signed copies are scarce.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition. Signed by Milan Kundera on the title page and inscribed to a former owner dated 2. II. 1963. 91, [1], 12 pp. Bound in publisher's pictorial wraps with spine lettered in red. Together with a Prague National Theater playbill published on the occasion of the premiere of the play, April, 29, 1962, listing actors etc. Very Good with light tanning to covers, closed tearing to joints, toning to contents. Rear gutter tender and over opened. Light edge wear and horizontal fold to flyer. Initially printed in 4200 copies, a scarce play about two families during WWII in the original Czech.

Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Milan KUNDERA L'ART DU ROMAN 5 novembre 1986, Paris, Edition Gallimard N.R.F., collection Blanche Format : In-8 (21,5 x 14,5 cm), broché sous couverture à rabat et papier cristal de protection, 200 pages Edition originale Un des 40 exemplaires tiré sur papier vergé blanc de Hollande Van Gelder numéroté, seul grand papier, exemplaire n°5 Contenu du livre : L'héritage décrié de Cervantes, entretien sur l'art du roman, notes inspirées par les somnambules, entretien sur l'art de la composition, quelque part là-derrière, soixante et onze mots, discours de Jérusalem : le roman et l'Europe Etat : ouvrage non coupé, papier bien blanc, brochage solide, proche du neuf poids : 650g.

In-8, broché, couverture imprimée.Edition originale de cette première traduction française de ce roman (le dernier écrit par Kundera en tchèque), publiée dans la collection Du monde entier. Un des 91 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin de Rives, seul tirage sur grand papier. Neuf, non coupé.

couverture souple. Gallimard | Paris 1997 | 14 x 20.5 cm | Broché | Edition originale sur papier courant. Bel exemplaire complet de sa bande annonce. Précieux envoi autographe signé de Milan Kundera : "Paris 1998. Pour Michel Tournier avec l'amitié fidèle de Milan Kundera." | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition on standard paper.A handsome copy, complete with its publisher's wraparound band.Fine presentation inscription signed by Milan Kundera: "Paris 1998. Pour Michel Tournier avec l'amitié fidèle de Milan Kundera." *.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: FIne. First Edition. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Signed by Kundera, Philip Kaufman, Derek de Lint, and Jean-Claude Carrière on pasted- and laid-in bookplates. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($15.95), lightly rubbed at the edges, a few small chips at the bottom. Tan buckram with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Kundera's classic novel set in the the 1968 Prague Spring. Adapted into the 1988 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Signed.

First editionÂof the novel that brought Kundera his first big international success. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Milan Kundera on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim.ÂJacket design by Fred Marcellino.ÂUncommon signed and inscribed. "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting calls itself a novel, although it is part fairy tale, part literary criticism, part political tract, part musicology, and part autobiography. It can call itself whatever it wants to, because the whole is genius" (New York Times). "This book, as it bluntly calls itself, is brilliant and original, written with the purity and wit that invite us directly in" (John Updike).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

In original wrappers. Second Czech edition. Samizdat. Second Czech edition. Samizdat. In original wrappers. 171 [1] p. Samizdat edition of Kundera's masterpiece, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Milan Kundera's (1929) most well-known, widely translated work. Only samizdat editions could be published of the book in Czechoslovakia as it was banned until 1989. This scarce edition was published by the samizdat socio-cultural journal, Prostor in Prague with Hradec Králové marked as place of publication. . Rear cover slightly dog-eared. Otherwise in fine condition.

Édition originale. Un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur vergé blanc de Hollande. Seul tirage en grand papier. Non coupé, neuf." Les Testaments trahis est un recueil de neuf essais sur l'art ; la littérature et la musique, avec comme thème principal celui de l'art romanesque : l'esprit de l'humour dont il est né, ses liens avec la musique, et ce que Kundera nomme la sagesse existentielle du roman. Entre un éloge critique de Kafka et une renaissance de Stravinsky qui fait palpiter sa magnifique musique, Kundera en appelle à l'art de Rabelais, Rushdie, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Broch, Kafka, Musil, Mann, Hemingway, Faulkner ou Chamoiseau. Le recueil a reçu, en 1996, le prix de la Société des compositeurs américains pour le Ğ meilleur livre écrit sur la musique ğ. ". Livres.

Signed by Kundera on the title page. First US edition and the first edition in English translation. 219x138mm. pp. [6], 314. Publishers black paper covered boards, and tan cloth, spine lettered in black. Original dustjacket. Very light shelfwear but otherwise a fine, near mint copy of one of the great philosophical novels of the late twentieth century.

couverture souple. Gallimard | Paris 2009 | 14.50 x 21.50 cm | broché | Edition originale de la traduction française, un des 80 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, seuls grands papiers. Très bel exemplaire. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition of the French translation, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies. A very nice copy. *.

Condition: In fine condition. First Hungarian edition. First Hungarian edition. In publisher's cloth with the illustrated dust jacket. 380, (4) p. The first, banned and withdrawn Hungarian edition of Kundera's The Joke. Kundera's novel "The Joke" was first published in the time of the political liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1967, just prior to the Prague Spring. The book was immediately translated into Hungarian and was about to be officially published in 1968. However due to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact nations, among them Hungary in August 1968, the already printed and bound volumes were withdrawn from market, and the title banned. . In publisher's cloth with the illustrated dust jacket.

In publisher's cloth with the illustrated dust jacket. The first, banned and withdrawn Hungarian edition of Kundera's The Joke. Kundera's novel "The Joke" was first published in the time of the political liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1967, just prior to the Prague Spring. The book was immediately translated into Hungarian and was about to be officially published in 1968 in Budapest and Bratislava parallel. However due to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact nations, among them Hungary in August 1968, the already printed and bound volumes were withdrawn from market, and the title banned. Very rare. Jacket little bit chipped but inside fine condition. In publisher's cloth with the illustrated dust jacket.

In-8, broché, couverture imprimée.Edition originale de cet essai. Un des 80 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin pur fil des papeteries Malmenayde, seul tirage sur grand papier. Neuf, non coupé.

1 lettre dactylographiée signée 1 p. In-folio 20 novembre 1985 Papier légèrement jauni, froissements. Milan Kundera écrit à Frédéric de Towarnicki à propos de Jan Patocka, le grand philosophe tchèque. Il vient de recevoir son livre qui lui a procuré un immense plaisir et qu'il va lire tout de suite. "J'ai réfléchi encore de votre émission sur Jan Patocka. Je veux attirer votre attention à Erica Abrams qui a traduit ses livres et qui pourrait vous aider. Moi, j'ai connu bien sûr, Patocka, et je l'aimais. Mais mes souvenirs sont quand même un peu pauvres (à l'époque de la Charte 77 je n'étais plus en Tchécoslovaquie) ; je serais intimidé devant ceux qui étaient ses élèves et qui connaissent intimement sa pensée. Il ne faut jamais parler si on n'a rien de nouveau à dire, rien d'original à dire. Ce qui est dans ce cas-ci, mon cas []". Date et lieu autographe. Ecrivain, dramaturge et essayiste tchécoslovaque, naturalisé français.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, original wrappers printed in red and black. 153 pp., (4) pp. Complete. First edition. One of only 50 numbered large paper copies on vergé blanc de Hollande. The author's seventh novel, the first written in French. A fine, uncut copy. | In-8, broché, couverture d'édition imprimée en rouge et noir. 153 pp., (4) pp. Édition originale. Un des 50 exemplaires numérotés sur vergé blanc de Hollande, seul tirage sur grand papier. Septième roman de l'auteur, le premier rédigé en français. Bel exemplaire neuf et non coupé.

couverture souple. Gallimard | Paris 1990 | 14 x 20.5 cm | Broché | Edition originale, sur papier courant, de la traduction française. Agréable exemplaire en dépit de trois petites taches sur les tranches. Envoi autographe signé de Milan Kundera à Jacques Brenner lui souhaitant ses voeux pour l'année 1990. | [ENGLISH DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS] First edition in French, one of the ordinary paper copies.A pleasant copy despite three small stains to the edges.Signed presentation copy inscribed by Milan Kundera to Jacques Brenner, conveying his best wishes for 1990. *.

In original paper. Condition: Fine condition. First Hungarian edition. Typed. Published in a few copy. In original paper. 97 p. Probably the first translation of Kundera's The Owners of the Keys. The translation was prepared for the first foreign theather presentation of Owners of the Keys. In Hungary, the Miskolc National Theater first performed the The Owners of the Keys in 1963, and two years later, the Vígszínház Theater also staged it. In Miskolc, after four performances, it was taken off the bill, and the Vígszínház Theater's venture can also be considered a failure. On both occasions, the moral problem, which seriously undermined the basic idea of the play, and the Hungarian audience saw it as a "resistance drama." But the main reason for the failure was that in the 1960s, Hungarian theater and the Hungarian audience did not yet know what to make of Kundera's unusual dramaturgy. First Hungarian edition. Typed. Published in a few copy.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Unbearable Lightness of Being Set, 3 Volumes, EASTON PRESS. Unbearable is SIGNED by Kundera. Only 350 sets issued. Condition: Mint and still sealed.

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