Unbearable Lightness Being by Milan Kundera, First Edition (28 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Reader's creases to both sides the spine. Edgewear and creasing to cover. Unmarked but tanning pages. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being' In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. We feel, says the novelist, 'the unbearable lightness of being' - not only as the consequence of our private acts but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine.Juxtaposing Prague, Geneva, Thailand and the United States, this masterly novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence. It offers a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations and it descants on a variety of styles. In this classic novel Kundera draws together the Czechoslovakia of the Prague Spring and the Russian invasion, the philosophy of Nietzsche, and the love affairs of a number of heartbreakingly familiar characters. One of the most important and affecting novels written in the twentieth century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth Printing. The fourth printing of the first U.S. edition of this notable novel by the Czech writer that went on to become a quite popular movie. Overall, bright, tight and clean. Bound in tan cloth over black boards, stamped in black. Three tiny stains to cloth. Lacks the dust jacket, but an acceptable reading copy - not a book club edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition with full number line. Slight cocking to spine, rubbing and edgewear to DJ, one small tear at top. Pages clean and binding sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page therefore indicating a true first print in a very good Dust jacket, not price clipped, spotting to edges of text block, generally clean pages, name and date to front end page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FE / FP with publisher's full number line. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Gift inscription from owner in pen on FFEP; otherwise clean text block. Tight, square binding. Later adapted into a film with Daniel Day Lewis. 314 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION. 1984 Faber & Faber hardcover first UK edition. Some reading wear, inscription to endpaper else good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st American edition, translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Source for the movie of the same name starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, and Lena Olin. Previous owner's name atop the front end paper else fine in nearly fine dw with a small triangular chip atop the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Translated by Michael Henry Heim. Bound in publisher's original quarter tan cloth with black boards and spine stamped in black. A flawless copy, looks newly published. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. 314 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. ***** This is the true first edition, first printing (with "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" and "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author directly on the title page. The author has not inscribed this book to anyone; it is just signed by the author. ***** Very nice hardcover with the original dust jacket. The dust jacket is the true first printing dust jacket (with the "0415384" date code at the bottom of the inside front flap, and with no reviews of this book mentioned on the jacket). ***** There is NO writing, NO bookplates, and NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped ($15.95).******* CONDITION: Both the book and the dust jacket are in very nice FINE condition. ***** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket protectors with all books at no extra charge. ***** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. ***** Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Please contact O'Connell's Bookshop Adelaide (est. 1957) to check availability etc. We have many thousands more books in our shop than appear on line. Very good inside and out. No inscriptions etc. Full publishing number indicating First Edition (U.S.). DJ not price clipped. (Some tiny edge tears on DJ. Grey with black title on spine, in mod. lit. or case).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Black cloth. Ownership signature. Nice copy in like dustwrapper.

first edition, 1984. originally written in french. follows two women, two men, and a dog as their paths cross. set during the 1968 prague spring and in its aftermath. an american film adaptation was released in 1988 with daniel day-lewis, lena olin, and juliette binoche. translated from the czech by michael henry heim. cambridge: harper and row. 8.35x5.5". isbn: 0-06-015258-3. 314 pages. hardcover. bound in partial-cloth covered boards. book condition: bumping to edges. fine. jacket condition: bumping to edges, unclipped($15.95). near fine.

First Edition. Publisher's black cloth with the excellent and unclipped dust-jacket, crease to flap of jacket and some light rubbing to bottom edge of back panel. A near fine copy. The story of two women, two men, a dog, and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history. Although written in 1982, the novel was not published until two years later in a French translation - L'Insoutenable L' g ret de L' tre' - the original Czech text was published the following year. A film adaptation starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche was released in 1988. Abe. Book.

First Edition. Publisher's black cloth with the excellent and unclipped dust-jacket, perhaps the slightest fading to spine. Without inscriptions or other internal markings. A near- fine copy. Story of two women, two men, a dog, and their lives in the 1968 Prague Spring period of Czechoslovak history. Although written in 1982, the novel was not published until two years later in a French translation - L'Insoutenable L'égèreté de L'être' - the original Czech text was published the following year. A film adaptation starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lena Olin and Juliette Binoche was released in 1988. web & Abe. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Widely considered the author's masterpiece. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages.

In original wrappers. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. In original wrappers. 193 [1] p. The first Hungarian edition of Kundera's masterpiece, The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Samizdat edition of Milan Kundera's (1929-) most well-known and widely translated work. . Some stains on cover. Corners slightly dog-eared. Loose pages throughout. Altogether in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Fine in dustwrapper. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).

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.

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.

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.