Jiri Mucha; E. Osers
The Problems of Lieutenant Knap
London, The Hogarth Press, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Jiri Mucha's series of connected stories, translated by E. Osers. A first edition of Jiri Mucha's 'The Problems of Lieutenant Knap', translated from the original Czech by Ewald Osers, collects a sequence of connected short stories with a warm human touch and morals. Mucha was a journalist and writer, becoming a war correspondent for the BBC during the second world war, and was sentenced to hard labour in the Jachymov uranium mines after being arrested in Prague by the communist government in 1951. First edition, with dustwrapper. Stamped with 'Ronald P. Pelsinger' to the front free end paper and title page, and faded 'H' stamp to the front free end paper and half title page and front cover of the dustwrapper. A fine example of work from a master writer and a master translator, 'The Problems of Lieutenant Knap' was critical appreciated upon publication in this English edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, with some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with some minor handling marks to the boards. The dustwrapper has some chipping to the head and tail of the spine, shelfwear to the extremities, with some age-toning, and a faded 'H' stamp to the front cover. 'Ronald S Pelsinger' stamp to the front endpaper and to the title page. Monogram 'H'' stamp to the front endpaper and half-title. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are age toned, as is common with the paper used. Some spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
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