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The Swell Season by Skvorecky, Josef - 1982

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The Swell Season by Skvorecky, Josef - 1982

The Swell Season

by Skvorecky, Josef

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Toronto, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 088619038X . 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 226 pp. First published in Czech in 1975, this was translated into English by Paul Wilson. No. 13 on the publisher's International Fiction List and has the number 13 on the spine. A collection of six stories around the character of a young teen, Danny, a jazz lover, growing up in the 1940's in wartime Czechoslovakia. The author was a Professor of English at the University of Toronto who left Czechoslovakia after the Soviet invasion of 1968. Light soiling on dust jacket; a clean, tight copy. .
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  • Book Condition Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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  • ISBN 10 088619038X
  • ISBN 13 9780886190385
  • Publisher Lester & Orpen Dennys.
  • Place of Publication Toronto, Canada
  • Date Published 1982
  • Keywords 088619038X, Canada; Canadian; Literature; Novels;, Fiction;

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The swell season: A text on the most important things in life (International fiction list)
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by S?kvorecky´, Josef

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The swell season: A text on the most important things in life (International fiction list)

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SWELL SEASON

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The Swell Season: A Novel

by S?kvorecky?, Josef; translated by Paul Wilson

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The Swell Season

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Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982. 1st canadian Edition signed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. Signed at the Title Page. Pages Are Clean With No Remarks Or Highlighting. In Very Good Condition. Hardcover. 226 Pages With The Index. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. Signed Inscription By The Author At The Title Page.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
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Swell Season:  A Text on the Most Important Things in Life
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Swell Season: A Text on the Most Important Things in Life

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Toronto:: Lester & Orpen Dennys Limited,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 088619038X . Number 13 in the International Fiction List series. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. First Canadian edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .
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The Swell Season

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Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982. First Canadian . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A text on the most important things in life. #13 on the publisher's International Fiction List (Skvorecky's The Bass Saxophone was published as #1) First published in Czech as 'Prima sezona' in 1975. The author won a Governor General's Award in his English-translated novel 'The Engineer of Human Souls' in 1984. 226pp. Hardcover in fine condition except for slight curl to boards, common in this issue. Very slight wear/rubbing to DJ. INSCRIBED to Toronto academic & writer Sylvia Du Vernet.
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The Swell Season

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L. & O. Dennys, 1982. Translated by Paul Watson. Dust jacket has dented corners and spine ends. There is a stain along the spine which is also on the book cover. Jacket has red mark across the front and has finger smudges also. Hard cover is off white with stains and finger smudges. Corners and spine ends are bumped and dented. Stains on spine. Flep has previous owners name in pen. Half title page has pencil on top of page.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket.
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The swell season: A text on the most important things in life (International fiction list)

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