The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka: Detective Tales Tapa dura - 1987

New York & London: W. W. Norton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. 1st US Printing. Hardcover. 0393024709 . DJ is in a mylar protector. .

New York. 1987. Norton. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0393024709. Translated from the Czech by Rosemary Kavan. Kaca Polackova & George Theiner. 288 pages. hardcover. Jacket Design By Linda Kosarin. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe Mystery. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of the Czechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. Many of the tales are delightful parodies of ‘standard' mysteries, and most are set in the author's native Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Boruvka himself is splendidly realized - a pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, yet always wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters. Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers. Its solution reveals pent-up emotions of love, jealousy, and envy. Other cases involve blackmail, apparent suicide,… Leer más

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very nice signed copy of the First Printing with a complete numberline. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight spine edge wear. Overall lovely copy.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Book and dust jacket in Near Fine condition.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. W W Norton, first, 1987. In very good condition, front fly leaf removed, stamped on top and bottom of outside pages "Not for resale." Detective tales by Josef Skvorecky. Translated by Rosemary Kavan, Kaca Polackova, and George Theiner. Czechoslovakian tales..

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1987. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 1987. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987-08. Hardcover. Good.