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Nabokov's Fifth Arc: Nabokov and Others on His Life's Work
by Rivers, J. E. and Charles Nicol
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0292755228
- ISBN 13
- 9780292755222
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1982 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. xvi, 317 pp, b&w frontis, acknowledgments, introduction, 1. The Fifth Arc; 2. The First and Second Arcs; The Third Arc; 4. The Fourth Arc; Notes to Ada by Vivian Darkbloom; Notes to Vivian Darkbloom's Notes to Ada; The Problem of the Text: Nabokov's Last Two Novels; notes on the contributors, bibliography. The Dan Danciger Publication Series: First Edition, 1982. Not Price Clipped. "Not added" library stamp on ffep. Light wear to top and bottom edge spine dj with additional edge wear and slight rubbing to panes, and lightly soiled white of rear panel of same. Only the slightest external wear, else, Pristine. No markings, tight binding, pages clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Tan cloth with black title plate and gilt lettering to spine. DJ in removable acetate protector. "This is the first collection of essays to examine all five arcs of Nabokov's creative life through close analyses of representative works. The essays cast new light on works both famous and neglected and place these works against the backgrounds of Nabokov's career as a whole and modern literature in general.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005191
- Title
- Nabokov's Fifth Arc: Nabokov and Others on His Life's Work
- Author
- Rivers, J. E. and Charles Nicol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0292755228
- ISBN 13
- 9780292755222
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, TX
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM RUSSIAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS FICTION HISTORY AND CRITICISM CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Plate
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Tight
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