Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka by Skvorecky, Josef - 1987

Toronto: Lester Orpen Dennys, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine: Minor shelf wear but very minimal reading wear. Previous owner notations on ffep. Jacket complete, crisp and bright. A square and tight edition

Toronto. 1987. Lester & Orpen Dennys. 1st Canadian Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0886191823. Translated from the Czech by Rosemary Kavan. Kaca Polackova & George Theiner. 288 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Bernice Eisenstein. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe Mystery. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of the Czechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. Many of the tales are delightful parodies of ‘standard' mysteries, and most are set in the author's native Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Boruvka himself is splendidly realized - a pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, yet always wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters. Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers. Its solution reveals pent-up emotions of love, jealousy, and envy. Other cases involve… Read More

Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. First Canadian edition. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Light foxing on the edges of the text block. 8vo. 288pp.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Limited, 2002. 1st Canadian edition. (Originally published in Prague in 1966). Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Cover illustration by Bernice Eisenstrin. From the internationally acclaimed writer Josef Skvorecky we now have the first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of the Czechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. Many of the tales are delightful parodies of "standard" mysteries, and most are set in the author's native Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Boruvka himself is splendidly realized -- a pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, yet always wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters. Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers. Its solution reveals pent-up emotions of love, jealousy, and envy. Other cases involve blackmail,… Read More

Lester Orpen Dennys. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0886191823 . Blue hard covers with black cloth spine covering. In Near Fine condition. First Canadian Edition. The DJ is in Very Good condition, no tearing or marking to the cover. "Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers." ; Lieutenant Boruvka; Vol. 1; 1.18 x 8.27 x 5.83 Inches; 288 pages .

Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Limited. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0886191823 . New book, unmarked and unread. .

Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1987. Hardcover. NF. Shelfwear./NF.. 5x1x8. Translated by Rosemary Kavan, Kaca Polackova and George Thenier. Originally published in Czech in 1966. Collection of interlocking detective tales.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0886191823 . First of three books of stories featuring Lieutenant Boruvka. Some soiling on outer edges of text block, d/jworn at tips, some crinkles on edges. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1987. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0886191823 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Signed and Dated By Author in 1987. Light tanning to text. ; fine/fine. First Cdn edition. Signed and dated by the author on title page: " 1997, Toronto". First of three books of stories featuring Lieutenant Boruvka. Mylar d/j protector. Small stain on top edge. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .