The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
by Skvorecky, Josef; Henley, Kaca Polackova
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0886194067
- ISBN 13
- 9780886194062
- Seller
-
Evanston, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2002. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A reprint of the first enty in this well regarded series of Czech police procedurals, first published in the 70s. Fine in wraps, appears unread.
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- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003490
- Title
- The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
- Author
- Skvorecky, Josef; Henley, Kaca Polackova
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0886194067
- ISBN 13
- 9780886194062
- Publisher
- Key Porter Books
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Thriller;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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