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Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1971
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0151641900
- ISBN 13
- 9780151641901
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovitch, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, heavy thick book, blue cloth spine, dark green boards with very bright gilt embossed facsimile signature on front, color-illustrations of butterflies and notes inside covers and adjacent end papers, 582 pages. Edited by Dmitri Nabokov and Matthew J. Bruccoli. DJ beneath mylar, glossy blue background with photo portrait of Nabokov on front, praise on white center back from John Updike, James Dickey, Herbert Gold and Howard Nemerov. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06575
- Title
- Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters 1940-1971
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151641900
- ISBN 13
- 9780151641901
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovitch
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Letters Writer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Letters;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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