Nabokov's Congeries
The Viking Press, September 1968. First American. Hardcover. Jacket not clipped but a bit creased and with small dampstain on interior along bottom of spine, not affecting book. More
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Nabokov's Dozen (SP315 -- Originally reprinted as Spring in Fialta)
Popular Library, November 1958. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Clean, sound, mass market printing of 12 excellent VN short stories. Darkening to verso of cover pages front and back. [158 pp.]. More
Nabokov: Novels and Memoirs: 1941-1951
Library of America, October 1996. First Thus. Cloth. This Library of America volume is the first of three volumes presenting the most authoritative versions of the English works of the brilliant Russian émigré, Vladimir Nabokov. The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, the first novel Vladimir Nabokov wrote in English, published..... More
Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1977
Mariner Books, October 1990. Trade Paperback. Over four hundred letters chronicle the author's career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over Lolita, and his relationship with his wife. Previous owner's name. Minor shelfwear. More
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita
Chelsea House, June 1987. Hardcover. A collection of six critical essays on Faulkner's Light in August, arranged in chronological order of their original publication. More
Visiting Mrs. Nabokov: And Other Excursions (Vintage International)
Vintage, May 1995. Trade Paperback. From the author of Time's Arrow and London Fields comes a book that covers politics, literature, and sports while offering felicitous summations of Ronald Reagan, the murder of John Lennon, Madonna, and more. "Amis is . . .a force unto himself . . .There is..... More
Nabokov: Criticism, Reminiscences, Translations and Tributes
Simon and Schuster, January 1970. Paper Back. Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine-length faintly creased from use; Title page stamped by previous seller; Pages free of markings; A great reading copy. More
Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
Simon & Schuster, March 2017. Hardcover. An NPR Best Book of 2017: "A hell of a lot of fun." --NPR One of Lit Hub's "The Best Books About Books" "Enlightening." --The Wall Street Journal Data meets literature in this brilliant new look at our favorite authors and their masterpieces: Do..... More
Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays
Columbia University Press, November 2011. Hardcover. At the age of twenty-one, Brian Boyd wrote a thesis on Vladimir Nabokov that the famous author called "brilliant." After gaining exclusive access to the writer's archives, he wrote a two-part, award-winning biography, Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (1990) and Vladimir Nabokov: The American..... More
Vladimir Nabokov
Princeton University Press, August 1990. Hardcover. This first major critical biography of Vladimir Nabokov, one of the greatest of 20th-century writers, finally allows us full access to the dramatic details of his life and the depths of his art. An intensely private man, Nabokov was uprooted first by the Russian..... More
Vladimir Nabokov : The American Years
Princeton University Press, September 1991. Hardcover. The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security. Shelfwear; pencilled notes; previous owner's..... More
Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years
Princeton University Press, January 1993. Trade Paperback. The story of Nabokov's life continues with his arrival in the United States in 1940. He found that supporting himself and his family was not easy--until the astonishing success of Lolita catapulted him to world fame and financial security. More
Nabokov: The Man and His Work
Madison The University Of Wisconsin Press. January 1967. Paper Back. Sunned cover with dust stains and stray marks. Spine has moderate lean. Previous owners' names inked verso of cover and inside first page. There are side notes and underlining scattered here and there within text, mostly in pencil. Inked address..... More
Nabokov, his life in art: A critical narrative
Little, Brown and Co., January 1967. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. edition. {6' x 9 & 1/2'} Heavily edgeworn dustjacket with curl to edges, chips & tears. Repaired with clear tape. Damp stained bottom of front panel with red ink separation from cover to DJ verso. Front flap is not..... More
Nabokov: His Life in Part
Penguin Books, June 1978. Trade Paperback. More
Nabokov; His Life in Part
The Viking Press, June 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first (US) edition in dustjacket with stains on verso. Not clipped. Quarter bound: black cloth spine with gold lettering and brick red paper covered boards. End pages are dark blue. Textblock edges are dust stained with some grey splotches top edge. Text..... More
VN : The Life and Art of Vladimir Nabokov
Crown Publishers, September 1986. Hardcover. Previous owner's name. More
Vladimir Nabokov (Overlook Illustrated Lives)
Abrams Press, January 2003. Hardcover. History seemed to pursue Vladimir Nabokov. In the Russian Revolution and the Second World War he lost his homeland, social position and family, and was even forced to abandon working in his native language. Despite the shadow of exile, Nabokov's work exudes a tremendous vivacity..... More
Speak, Nabokov
Verso, January 2010. Hardcover. On the eve of the controversial, posthumous publication of The Original of Laura, Michael Maar follows his critically acclaimed The Two Lolitas with a revealing new perspective on Vladimir Nabokov's life and work. Hunting down long-hidden clues in the novels, and using the themes that run..... More
Visiting Mrs. Nabokov and Other Excursions
Jonathan Cape Ltd, October 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very light foxing on the top edge of the print block. Mylar wrapped. More
Bend Sinister
Henry Holt and Company, 1947. First American. Cloth. First US edition in very good dust jacket. NOT price clipped. Original price: 2.75 on flap. Very mild edgewear to jacket. Black cloth with gold lettering to spine. Faint fading to bottom edge of boards & spine edge top & bottom. Clean..... More
INVITATION TO A BEHEADING [First American paperback - CAP GIANT 255]
A Capricorn Giant / G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Darkening & soiling to cover. Rubber stamp from previous bookseller on half title page. Underlining. 7th printing. [223 pages]. More
Laughter in the Dark -- NDP458
A New Directions Paperback, October 1978. Trade Paperback. Octavo with mild shelf wear.Review copy with review slip laid in. Clean (unmarked) interiors. (292 pages plus two page list of New Directions titles]. More
