THE END OF LIEUTENANT BORUVKA by Skvorecky, Josef - 1990

W. W. Norton & Company, 1990. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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New York: W. W. Norton, 1990. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Translated by Paul Wilson. 8vo. Quarter black cloth and red boards, with red spine lettering. 185 pages. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket (with price intact). A crisp, unmarked, as new copy.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990-02. Hardcover. Good.

W W Norton & Co Inc, February 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

New York. 1990. February 1990. Norton. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0393027856. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. 185 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Linda Kosarin. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe Mystery. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Third in the series of linked detective tales featuring the ‘downbeat Prague cop' of THE MOURNFUL DEMEANOUR OF LIEUTENANT BORUVKA and SINS FOR FATHER KNOX, this collection of six stories takes place around the time of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The stories include a murder in which a famous writer and supporter of Alexander Dubcek is implicated, but evidence uncovered by Boruvka points elsewhere. In a second story the murderer has reached a position of influence by the time our detective comes on the scene. A Soviet army sentry turns out to be responsible for a third murder. In the final story Boruvka must decide whether to jeopardize his career as he pursues an American gangster. In each of these cases, some… Read More

New York: Norton, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4x0x7. First edition. Edges lightly foxed. 1990 Hard Cover. In this collection of stories, Lieutenant Boruvka, a Prague cop, confronts Soviet troops and opposition from every corner as he continues to track down murder suspects in most influential positions and jeopardizes his career in doing so.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1990-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4x0x7. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.

New York: Norton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393027856 .