The Enchanter
by Vladimir Nabokov
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Picador, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. The first UK edition of Nabokov's 'long lost novel', published posthumously by his son and presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First UK Edition, First Impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is one of Nabokov's 'long lost novels', titled 'The Enchanter'. This novella was written by the author in 1939 while he was in Paris, and was the last of his works that he wrote in Russian. He never published it within his lifetime, with his son translating the novel into English in 1986. The themes of this work presages that of the Lolita theme. Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-American novelist, known for a range of works including 'Pale Fire', 'Lolita', 'The Real Life of Sebastian Knight', and other poems and essays. Translated from Russian by Dmitri Nabokov (1934-2012), the son of Vladimir Nabokov. He was an American opera singer and translator, who translated most of his father's Russian short stories and plays into English.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults. Dust wrapper is in a similarly excellent, condition, with just a bit of minimal edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with the lightest of age-toning to margins. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 810D5
- Title
- The Enchanter
- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Enchanter Vladimir Nabokov Dmitri Nabokov Pale Fire Vladimir Nabokov russian fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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