The Stone And The Violets by Djilas, Milovan - 1972

New York. 1972. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket . 015185100x. Translated by Lovett F. Edwards. 238 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. keywords: Literature Translated Yugoslavia Eastern Europe . FROM THE PUBLISHER - A thread runs through this new collection of short stories by Milovan Djilas, tying together the lives of people who are separated by time and by circumstance. However disparate their roles, they are united by a fierce national identity. Survival is all. It is a dictum that Djilas, a skillful storyteller, shows in these thirteen varied tales of Montenegro. One of the characters says, ‘Life is merciless and abounding in dilemmas,' The dilemma may arise out of war, as in ‘The Stone and the Violets,' in which partisans are faced with the cruel choice of deciding who has first claim on loyalty - one's kin or one's revolutionary ideals, Or it may arise out of man's struggle to wrest a living from the rocky,… Read More

Harcourt Trade Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harcourt Trade Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

13 short stories.
1972 - First edition stated (letter line centered with BCDEF) - ELEMENT: includes 3 articles on author - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked - sticker partially removed on the back of cover (see photos) - dj: very good - white background gently aged with sticker wear upper right of cover - not price clipped - just a hint of shelf/edge wear - dj in protective mylar sleeve

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972. 13 short stories translated by Lovett F. Edwards; 238pp.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,, 1972.. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Very Good book and dust jacket. This is a small black hardcover in white illustrated 6.95 dust jacket, 1972, "B" printing. Cover like new; light foxing on page edges, small sticker inside front cover. Dust jacket has slightest wear, lightly soiled mainly on spine, small sale sticker on front cover. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

N. Y.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. cloth hard cover is in near fine condition and the dust jacket is in very good plus condition with slight wear now protected in mylar cover. is a stated first edition, second printing. copy is unmarked and tightly bound. 238 pages.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: HARCOURT, BRACE, JOVANOVICH, 1972. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. SMALL BUMP IN TOP OF SPINE; OTHERWISE FINE IN FINE DJ WITH VERY SLIGHT EDGE WEAR.