New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Cloth. A clean, solid copy of the November 1952 stated 2nd printing. Tight and Near Fine in its deep-blue cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed gilt-titling along the spine. Octavo, 193 pgs. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. Cloth. The January 1951 stated 2nd printing. Solid and VG (just a bit of light abrading along the front panel's top-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild waviness (and a bit of inconspicuous internal staining) along the same top-edge. Octavo, awarded the..... More
London: A.H. Bullen, 1903. Boards. SIGNED BY NORTHERN IRISH NOVELIST, LITERARY CRITIC AND TRANSLATOR FORREST REID (1875-1947) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1903 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-green boards, with light foxing to the preliminaries (including the pastedowns), a couple..... More
London and New York: George Allen & Unwin/The Macmillan Company, 1956. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1956 stated 4th impression. Tight and Near Fine (light offsetting to the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, with "Introduction, Commentaries, Full Appendices and Notes" More
New York: Grove Press, 1957. Cloth. The 1957 1st American trade edition (following the hyper-rare signed/limited edition of 100 copies). Solid and VG+ (light offsetting at the rear pastedown and the rear endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends and the tips..... More
New York: Hillman-Curl, 1936. Pictorial cover. The 1936 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG- (missing rear endsheet, slight tearing at the rear endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ to VG- dustjacket, with chipping and creasing --with several small pockets of loss-- along the panel edges. Still..... More
New York: Phaedra Inc., 1967. Original wraps. The August 1967 stated 1st paperback edition --there was an even less common simultaneous hardback edition-- of the Pheadra printing of Nabokov's masterwork, here published OUT OF NEW YORK in Russian! A clean, impressive copy. Solid and VG+ in its black and white..... More
Philaelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1936. Cloth. The 1936 1st edition. Solid and VG in its light-green cloth, with mild darkening along the edges. And in a bright, Good+ only dustjacket, with chipping, creasing and small tears to the panel edges and spine ends. Thick octavo, "32 illustrations in aquatone" supplementing the..... More
New York: Exposition Press, 1973. Cloth. A nice Association copy: WARM, LENGTHY INSCRIPTION FROM THE AUTHOR LEO ROVETO TO THE TALK SHOW HOST PHIL DONAHUE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (discoloring to the pastedown edges, mild..... More
Ann Arbor and New York: Ardis Publishers and McGraw-Hill, 1974. Cloth. The 1974 1st thus, the 1st appearance of "Mary" as published in The States but with Nabokov's text completely in its native Russian exclusively. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing to the..... More
New York: M. Barrows and Company (Fireside Press), 1946. Rea Irvin. Cloth. AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY CROSBY GAIGE on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1946 stated 6th printing. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the..... More
New York: Ryan's Liquor Shop, c. 1950. Pictorial cover. Charming cocktail guide issued --circa 1950-- by Ryan's Liquor Shop, a New York City midtown shop at 3rd Ave. and 53rd St. Solid and VG in its pictorial yellow cloth, with very light soiling to the panels. Wonderfully illustrated throughout in..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1965. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1965 stated 4th printing. Tight and VG (light spotting at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with foxing and light creasing along the top-edges, and light foxing to the flap-folds. Thick octavo, 32 additional black-and-white photos supplementing..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1967. Cloth. Substantial 1967 bi-lingual edition of Holderlin's 'poems and fragments". The 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Michael Hamburger. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of light streaking and spotting along the front..... More
Princeton, NJ: The Darwin Press, 1975. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1975 1st American edition. A Review Copy to boot, with the Darwin Press Review Slip laid-in. Tight and Near Fine (one sliver of a tape-ghost where the Review Slip had been affixed to the front free endpaper..... More
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1973. Boards. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a couple of dozen black-and-white photos complementing Stanley Kerr's text. More
New York: New Directions, 1972. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1972 1st American edition, in its uncommon hardback. A Review Copy to boot, with the New Directions Review Slip laid-in. Tight and Near Fine (a touch of staining at the lower-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine..... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1972. Cloth. The 1972 1st American edition, translated from its original Turkish and edited by Faruk Sumer et al. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the edges. Octavo, fold-out map ("The Two Worlds of Dede..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1977. Cloth. A clean, tight copy of the 1977 1st American edition, translated from its Japanese by the formidable Burton Watson. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with 1 tiny nick along the spine. Octavo, prepared by "the Columbia College Program of..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1970 stated 1st printing. A Review Copy to boot, with the S&S Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, "Including the ten..... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1972. Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the 1972 1st American edition, translated from its original Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, part of the outstanding "Texas Pan American" series. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. The uncommon 1970 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (very light spotting along the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a bit of streaking at the front panel, light creasing along the spine crown and one small closed tear to the..... More
Barcelona: Editorial Lumen, 1970. Laminate boards. The 1970 1st edition. A very sharp copy. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Crisp black-and-white photos throughout by Paolo Gasparini, text by the formidable Cuban novelist Alejo Carpentier (1904-1980). More
New York University Press, 1975. Cloth. A crisp, solid copy of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of very light offsetting at the endpapers) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of creasing and chipping along the spine crown and several tiny closed tears..... More
Havana, Cuba: Editorial "Alfa" 1945. Pictorial wrappers. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR RAYMOND GRISMER TO "PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE" on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1945 1st edition of this uncommon study of 20th century Mexican literature. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers..... More
