Invitation to a Beheading
by NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
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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- Seller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 52601
- Title
- Invitation to a Beheading
- Author
- NABOKOV, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- AdvanceCopy
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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