Invitation to a Beheading
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NF/NF
- Seller
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Edison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Putnam, 1959 DJ has some yellowing at the spine and a small puncture tear near the spine. Book has a faint shadow on the FEP. Otherwise a tight and bright copy with an unclipped price. INCLUDES 2 ORIGINAL BOOK REVIEWS FROM THE NY TIMES, AND ONE FROM THE NEW REPUBLIC AS WELL AS OTHER CLIPPINGS FROM 1968.
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
- The Herbert Morris Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000687
- Title
- Invitation to a Beheading
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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