LA COURSE DU FOU [THE DEFENSE]
by (Nabokov, Vladimir), V. Nabokov-Sirine
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Paris: A. Fayard et Cie, (1934). First edition of the French translation, preceding the English translation by 30 years. Trade issue with price on spine vs. flower. Preceded by a fine-paper limited issue. 8vo white paperwraps printed in purple and black; 320 pages, most of which are unopened. Good to very good with light soiling, some fraying at edges, and price rubbed out on spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53984
- Title
- LA COURSE DU FOU [THE DEFENSE]
- Author
- (Nabokov, Vladimir), V. Nabokov-Sirine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Fayard et Cie
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- (1934)
Terms of Sale
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...