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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this dystopian novel and Nabokov's second in English. 8vo. 242 pp. A fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine or better pictorial dustwrapper with just a hint of use. An extremely nice example.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1958, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this selection of short stories, Conversation Piece, First Love, Signs And Symbols and Lance first appearing in The New Yorker. 8vo. 214 pp. A fine copy in black cloth, yellow and red titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine dustwrapper with some very light use. Juliar A32.1. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Phaedra Publishers, 1966, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition in English of Vladimir Nabokov's last play written in the 1930's. 8vo. 111 pp. A fine copy in blue cloth, black titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine dustwrapper. Juliar A19.1, Variant A, with white endpapers, the last two thirds of the pages printed on an acidic paper and red, black, white and pink dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Inscribed Rarity. Nabokov, Vladimir. KONIG DAME BUBE [King Queen and Knave]. Berlin: Vertag Ullstein, [1930]., Extraordinary Presentation Copy of the First German Edition published two years after the first edition in Russian which was also issued i n Berlin [Juliar A9.1]. 8vo. 266 pp. Original publisher's oatmeal cloth covered boards showing modest use. An excellent, very good tight copy. Nabokov has inscribed the book to: " L. and B. Thompson / with the author's best love / Berlin VIII. 30 " [Lisbeth and Bertram were very close friends of the Nabokov's for over 40 years.] Included is a further five line inscription by Nabokov about the figures illustrated on the dustwrapper [not present] & their relationship to the characters in the book, as well as a holograph comment on the title page regarding the origins of the subtitle. In all, a unique presentation indeed indicating some of… Read More

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions Books, 1944. First Edition. First Edition. Signed by Author. First edition, First State with five titles to advertisement page & four titles to rear flap of the Alvin Lustig designed dustwrapper which is also first state with the $1.50 price unclipped. 12mo., [i] + [vi] + 1-174. A very good copy, the spine ev er so slightly darkened with a couple of very small stains at the heel, the dustwrapper a very good & bright example with a narrow 3/16ths bit of loss at the crown. An outstanding copy of Nabokov's extensive & very important early essay of his countryman, as this copy is inscribed by the master & embellished with one of his famous butterfly sketches to his dear friends of over 40 years, the Thompsons: "To Lisbeth and Bertrand with the author's love / Cambridge, Mass / Sept. 1944". The book was published by New Directions, August 15th, 1944 making this a very early inscription. Genuine Nabokov presentations are uncommon especially those of a personal &… Read More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1970), 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition in English of Vladimir Nabokov's first novel, originally written in 1925 and entitled Happiness. 8vo. 114 pp. A fine copy in black cloth, purple topstain, gilt titles to the spine in a fine dustwrapper. Translated by Michael Glenny in collaboration with the author. With a Special Introduction by Vladimir Nabokov. One of Nabokov's most autobiographical novels. Juliar A8.2 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Phaedra Publishers, 1966, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of these four short stories originally appearing in The New Yorker, Esquire and The Hudson Review. 8vo. 104 pp. A fine copy in gray textured cloth, black titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine dustwrapper with some very light use. Juliar A38.1, Variant B, with white endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris, [1955, Book Date]: Olympia Press, 1955. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Custom Fitted Leather Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped to the spine.The case is finished in dark green leather over hand-made TBCL Lolita green marbled papers; the interior lined in soft black velour. An exquisite collector's case for this important title. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.

Indianapolis, Ind: Bobbs, Merrill, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 292pp. First Edition. First US Edition [The first book by Vladimir Nabokov to be printed in the United States]. First This Title. Published in England by John Long as: CAMERA OBSCURA, [The original title of the 1932 Russian edition]. A fine copy in the second state orange cloth in a bright dust wrapper showing light rubbing and nicks, housed in a protected mylar.

London: John Long, Limited, [1935] & ;1937] Two Volumes, 1935. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. [NABOKOV, Vladimir] NABOKOFF-SIRIN, Vladimir. CAMERA OBSCURA. DESPAIR. Both of the John Long Nabokov Rarities. Translated from the Russian by Winifred Roy & the first translation of any of Nabokov's books into English. [Juliar D14.4] 8vo., 288pp + 16 pp ads. Original black cloth, titles to upper board & spine gilt. Small, neat mostly faded name on the front pastedown. A very good or better copy of the First English Language Edition. The very uncommon first of Long's Nabokov publications. With: DESPAIR. Translated from the Russian by the author. [Juliar A15.2]. 8vo., 288pp. + 24 pp ads. Original black cloth, titles to upper board & spine gilt. A very good or better copy of the First English Edition. The second of Long's publications of Nabokov & almost as uncommon as the first. The first substantial publication by the author in English. Both volumes together. Custom cut stiff Mylar clear wrappers. Read More

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition comprising fourteen poems written in English by Vladimir Nabokov between the years 1942 to 1957. 8vo. 44 pp. A fine copy in aqua cloth, gilt butterfly to the upper front cover, gilt titles in a just about fine dustwrapper. Drawings by Robin Jacques. Juliar A33.1, Variant B, with A26 on pp. 44. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris, [1955, Book Date]: Olympia Press, 1955. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. Clamshell As New/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped on an inset brick red title piece. The case is finished inside & out in green and burgundy cloth with a 'sculpted pattern design on the side. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the author's second book. A fine copy in 1/4 beige over blue decorated cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine, bright, fresh, price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 320 pp. Winner of the 1973 Whitbread Award.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap (1941), 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. (Nancy Drew). Keene, Carolyn. THE CLUE OF THE TAPPING HEELS. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). First Edition, early impression of the sixteenth classic mystery featuring America's iconic teenage sleuth, Nancy Drew. 8vo. 214 pp. + 4 pp. of adverts. Black and white illustrated frontis. A near fine copy in blue cloth, orange titles and decorations, orange topstain in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use.

London: Hutchinson (1981), 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. James Naomi. AT SEA ON LAND. London: Hutchinson, (1981) 8vo., 176pp. Illustrated. a fine fresh copy in like dustwrapper with previous collector's neat name on the half-title. A sequel to the author's "At One With The Sea". Naomi James had become the first woman to sail single-handed around the globe via Cape Horn- and in the fastest time ever. She set a new round-the-world record and made sailing history.

London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. James Naomi. AT ONE WITH THE SEA, Alone around the World. Auckland NZ: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1979. Illustrated throughout. 8vo., 192pp.A fine fresh copy in like dustwrapper. Naomi James had become the first woman to sail single-handed around the globe via Cape Horn- and in the fastest time ever. She set a new round-the-world record and made sailing history.

Los Angeles, 1945. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Autograph letter signed by Robert Nathan, an American novelist and poet well know for his movies such as The Bishop's Wife and The White Cliffs of Dover. The letter to a fan was dated May 16,1960 on a folded 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. As well, included is an MGM Envelope dated December 11, 1945 with vintage postage.

London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1970, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Alfie Returns. First edition. 8vo. A fine copy in dustwrapper (a hint of darkening at the top edge, minor damping on verso not visible from the outside). Alfie, 1966, was the author's first book & a seminal 60's title made into a notable Michael Cai ne film.

London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1817. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First Edition of the author's rare first book published when he was nineteen. Sm. 8vo., 144pp. Contemporary half dark blue calf over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers & marbled edges, elaborated decorated spine gilt. A very good or better copy showing light use. Neele, - January 29, 1798 - February 7, 1828, was an English poet & literary scholar. He began publishing (anonymously) in the Monthly Magazine in 1814, He delivered lectures on Shakespeare at the age of twenty, & others on the history of English poetry in 1826-7 (published posthumously) and on the romance of history in 1827. He produced an edition of The Tempest in 1824 as the start of an intended complete works. [Henry Neele. English Poetry 1579-1830].

Steyning, Sussex: The Vine Press, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Number 334 of 550 Numbered Copies, this copy boldly Inscribed by Victor Neuberg, early patron of Dylan Thomas and close associate of occultist Aleister Crowley, to the front free endpaper. "To the fool of the Tarot, Douglas Christopher Bushell, from his kinsman, the author, from Victor B. Neuberg, Steyning, Sussex, 10:5:25". A near fine copy showing some light overall use, in 1/4 green cloth over decorated paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine. Decorations by Dennis West. 8vo. 139 pp.