King, Queen, Knave
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine to Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mcgraw-hill, 1968. Nice copy in its first printing. Book is bright and fresh with bright orange topstain. Price clipped jacket is bright and fresh. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Originally written in 1928, it was translated from Russian to English by Nabokov's son in 1968. The novel is the story of well-to-do Dreyer, who has a lovely but terriby cold wife, named Martha. Bored, manipulative Martha plots to make a lover of Dreyer's nephew, Franz, when he comes to work for Dreyer in Berlin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017541
- Title
- King, Queen, Knave
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine to Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Mcgraw-hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Fine
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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