Description
For sale: a near fine Twentieth Anniversary Edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Curtain: An Essay in Seven Parts by Milan Kundera. First Edition stated, 2017 Harper Collins. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on the clean spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price intact on the front flap and mild edge wear, making it a stunning example of this highly sought-after first edition.
In this thought-provoking, endlessly enlightening, and entertaining essay on the art of the novel, renowned author Milan Kundera suggests that “the curtain” represents a ready-made perception of the world that each of us has—a pre-interpreted world. The job of the novelist, he argues, is to rip through the curtain and reveal what it hides.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
