INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
by NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Putnam's, 1959. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 223. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov. VG in worn dj. A novel.
Synopsis
Invitation to a Beheading is a novel by Russian American author Vladimir Nabokov. It was originally published in Russian in 1935-1936 as a serial in Contemporary Notes (Sovremennye zapiski), a highly respected Russian émigré magazine. In 1938 the work was published in Paris, with an English translation following in 1959. The English version was translated by Nabokov's son, Dmitri Nabokov, under the author's supervision.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35161
- Title
- INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
- Author
- NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Putnam's
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts
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- First Edition
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