King, Queen, Knave: A Novel
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York / Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1968. Book Club . hard. Fine/Near Fine. DJ by Al Cetta. Charcoal bds. "First edition" printed on copyright page, but this is book club. A couple of tiny closed tears to dust jacket. Unread, solid, giftworthy! 272 pgs
Synopsis
Originally written in 1928, it was translated from Russian to English by Nabokov's son in 1968. The novel is the story of well-to-do Dreyer, who has a lovely but terriby cold wife, named Martha. Bored, manipulative Martha plots to make a lover of Dreyer's nephew, Franz, when he comes to work for Dreyer in Berlin.
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- Seller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 012559
- Title
- King, Queen, Knave: A Novel
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Illustrator
- DJ by Al Cetta
- Format/Binding
- Hard
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York / Toronto
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- RUSSIAN LITERATURE
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- Copyright page
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- BDS
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...