The Joke

New York: Coward-McCann Inc., (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight rubbing of gilt on the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a one-inch closed tear and a faint sticker remnant on the front. The true First American Edition of Kundera's first novel and his first book translated into English.

New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Translated by Michael Henry Heim. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing and edgewear.

Hardback. Very Good.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Printing. Previous owners name on ffep, text has no markings, binding is square and tight. Light wear to cloth at spine ends and edges. Text block is clean. DJ has small creases and closed tears along edges, spine ends and corners.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition THUS, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket now in new archival sleeve. Secure packaging… Read more about this item

Harper Perennial, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Faber and Faber Limited, 1998. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Softcover. 267 pp. Penguin Books, New York (1983). First Edition thus. $5.95 original price on rear cover. Clean, unmarked leaves with slight age-toning. Appears to be gently read. No reader's creases to spine. Very light edgewear at card extremities. Near Fine. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number.

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now, a quarter century after The Joke was first published and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work)… Read more about this item

Faber and Faber Limited, 1998. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Acceptable.

New York: Harper & Row, 1982. First edition. Some nicks to edge of dust jacket, a few pages creased at corner. 8vo. 267pp. Beige cloth-backed boards; pictorial dust jacket. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim.

HarperCollins, 1992-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 1992 Harper and Row hard cover - 1st edition THUS REVISED Edition - 1st printing - slight foxing to top closed page edge and ink mark at bottom closed page edge otherwise a fine clean like new copy with like new dust jacket - enjoy

Harper Perennial, 1993. paperback. Good. 8x5x0. trade paperback. light curl to front cover, pages tanning. a nice copy.

1900. Paperback. New. 1900 Paperback Brand new soft cover book Cover different from the one pictured I will mail your book the next business day after I receive your order AB08

Penguin Books, New York, NY, 1983. 1st Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Text Appears to have minimal markings, The pages have started to yellow. There is some wear to this book. Front cover has a crease on the lower right hand corner. Nice looking book. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0140068163. ISBN/EAN: 9780140068160. Pictures of this… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984 014006415x. First edition. First King Penguin trade paperback publication in this translation. Some creases on front cover but otherwise Good. 267 pages. Kundera's first novel which reflects the experience of so many dissident Czechs under Communist rule. .

New York: Harper & Row, 1982. The first Harper & Row edition of the author's first novel; published 8 years after the 1st American edition; remainder mark on bottom edge; translated by Michael Henry Heim; 267pp.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover..