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KING, QUEEN, KNAVE: A Novel
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30576
- Title
- KING, QUEEN, KNAVE: A Novel
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1968).
- Date Published
- (1968).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE; MODERN FIRST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
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