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Too Loud a Solitude
de Hrabal, Bohumil
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good-/VG-
- Librería
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1990. First US . Hardcover. Very Good-/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo hardcover, with dark yellow cloth boards and gold gilt titling on the spine. First US translation from the original Czech. The condition of the book is Very Good- (edges are shelf worn, sticker/sticker residue from the previous owner on the half title page, page 29-43 have a divot at the edge). The condition of the dust jacket is Very Good- (general wear at the bottom edge, sticker residue on the lower portion of the spine, not price clipped). 98pp
Sinopsis
Too Loud a Solitude is a short novel by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. Self-published in 1976 and officially in 1989 due to political censorship, it was Hrabal's final novel before his death. It tells the story of an eclectic and dimwitted old man who works as a paper crusher in Prague, using his job to save and amass astounding numbers of rare and banned books, he is an obsessive collector of knowledge. The book was translated into English by Michael Henry Heim.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Page 1 Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 40657
- Título
- Too Loud a Solitude
- Autor
- Hrabal, Bohumil
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good-
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- VG-
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First US
- Editorial
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers
- Fecha de publicación
- 1990
- Páginas
- 98
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Page 1 Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sobre Page 1 Books
The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
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- Half Title
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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