THE ENGINEER OF HUMAN SOULS : AN ENTERTAINMENT ON THE OLD THEMES OF LIFE, WOMEN, FATE, DREAMS, THE WORKING CLASS, SECRET ANGENTS, LOVE AND DEATH
by SKVORECKY, JOSEF
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394050509
- ISBN 13
- 9780394050508
- Seller
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Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: Knopf. 1984. Stated First American Edition. Black cloth spine over charcoal boards, large octavo. 571 pages. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. Nice bright copy, no marks, etc. Dust jacket has a little edgewear and is in a mylar protector. All books shipped in new boxes.
Synopsis
Translation of: Příběh inženýra lidských duší.
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- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 088376
- Title
- THE ENGINEER OF HUMAN SOULS : AN ENTERTAINMENT ON THE OLD THEMES OF LIFE, WOMEN, FATE, DREAMS, THE WORKING CLASS, SECRET ANGENTS, LOVE AND DEATH
- Author
- SKVORECKY, JOSEF
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394050509
- ISBN 13
- 9780394050508
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Date Published
- 1984
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