MISS SILVER'S PAST [First UK paperback edition]

Josef Skvorecky [Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi, with a foreword by Graham Greene]

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ISBN 10: 0330260987 ISBN 13: 9780330260985

Published by Picador [Pan Books], London, 1980

Language: English

Condition: Used - Near fine Soft cover

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First impression of the first UK paperback edition - with a three-page foreword by Graham Greene, and a single-page foreword by the author. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. ***Near fine in illustrated card covers. The covers are clean and unmarked, with no significant creases or bumps - just some light edge wear. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean - the paper stock just lightly tanned. Spine tight. ***251 pages plus five pages of publisher's adverts at the back of the book. 198mm x 128mm. ***Josef Skvorecky became Professor of English at Erindale College, University of Toronto after he and his wife left Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion of 1968 and emigrated to Canada. He was the author of "The Bass Saxophone", named Editor's Choice by the New York Times Book Review and Book of the Year by The Guardian. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. [Wiki] ***First impression of the first UK paperback edition in really nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Title

MISS SILVER'S PAST [First UK paperback edition]

Publisher

Picador [Pan Books], London

Publication Date

1980

Language

English

ISBN 10

0330260987

ISBN 13

9780330260985

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

First UK Paperback Edition

Printing

First Impression

Condition

Near Fine

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Karel Leden falls for the bikini-clad Lenka Silver only to be rebuffed by her for his State publishing house boss

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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

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