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New York. 1979. January 1979. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394502671. Translated from the Czech by Kaca Polackova-Henley. 212 pages. hardcover. Front-of-jacket illustration by G. Freschet. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe . FROM THE PUBLISHER - The two haunting, poetic novellas that comprise THE BASS SAXOPHONE brilliantly evoke the comedy and sadness of life under the Nazi and Soviet dictatorships. They are prefaced by a remarkable memoir of Skvorecky's jazz-obsessed youth. Jazz is a symbol of freedom in both these novellas. In EMOKE, which is set in the shadow of the Communist regime, jazz becomes the means by which a jaded young man plots the seduction of a mysterious girl enmeshed in superstition and the occult. Spurned, but fascinated, he is drawn into her tortured existence until catapulted into the final bitter comedy. In THE BASS SAXOPHONE a young Czechoslovakian student living under the rule of the Nazis is lured by his love of jazz - the…
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The Bass Saxophone: Two Novellas Hardcover - 1979
by Josef Skvorecky; Kaca Polackova-Henley (Other)
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- Title The Bass Saxophone: Two Novellas
- Author Josef Skvorecky; Kaca Polackova-Henley (Other)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st US Edition;
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, New York
- Date 1979
- ISBN 9780394502670 / 0394502671
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 78007270
- Dewey Decimal Code 891.863
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THE BASS SAXAPHONE: Two Novellas
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N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1979. 1st ed. Black half cloth over grey marbled boards, with embossed figure of man playing saxaphone, gold lettering is bright, very light fading at edges, else near fine in unclipped dust jacket ($8.95 price intact). The two haunting, poetic novellas that comprise The Bass Saxophone brilliantly evoke the comedy and sadness of life under the Nazi and Soviet dictatorships. They are prefaced by a remarkable memoir of Skvorecky's jazz-obsessed youth. Jazz is a symbol of freedom in both these novellas. In "Emoke", which is set in the shadow of the Communist regime, jazz becomes the means by which a jaded young man plots the seduction of a mysterious girl enmeshed in superstition and the occult. Spurned, but fascinated, he is drawn into her tortured existence until catapulted into the final bitter comedy. In "The Bass Saxophone" a young Czechoslovakian student living under the rule of the Nazis is lured by his love of jazz - the "forbidden…
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/2 Cloth. 0394502671 . First US edition/first printing in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with small closed tear on back. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down; The Bass Saxophone is a book by Josef Skvorecky. The first novella tells the story of a young man who is trying to find his place in the world and how music helps him to find himself. The second novella is the story of a musician who is struggling to stay afloat in the music industry.; 8vo .
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Toronto, Ontario: Alfred A Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. very good. 1st American Edition. [ix], 212pp. Octavo. Black cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, 1/4 paper covered with grey paper. Clean, tight text block with some pencil underlining in text. In B/W illustrated Dust Jacket. White spine with black lettering, Price clipped, Rubbed and slightly discoloured with minor chipping around edges. very good Inscribed by the author on half title "To Hallvard and Belly, cordially Josef Skvorecky, 21 86 Calgary". A very nice copy of the 2 novellas showing a strong relationship with Jazz. 1977
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394502671 . A nice first edition/first printing, in Near Fine condition, little sunning and edge wear, in about Fine dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; Translated for the original Czech; 8vo .
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