POEMS AND PROBLEMS by Nabokov, Vladimir - (1970)

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1981. 1st paperback edition, octavo, pp.(xii), (13)-218, closed tear to last page of index, b&w illus. relating to chess, pages tanned, light rubbing along edges, crease to lower front cnr of original stiff wraps. Very good condition. Uncommon first paperback edition in English and Russian. Includes 39 Russian poems (with English Translations), 14 English poems and 18 chess problems and solutions which Nabokov called "the poetry of chess". Included is the poem "Lilith" first published in 1970. 1st paperback. Stiff Wraps.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. First edition. Publisher's "compliments of the author" card inserted. Black cloth. Fine copy in dust jacket. Juliar A41.1.

New York: McGraw-Hill.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 070457247 . First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. (Slim patch of rubbing at crest of spine on jacket, not affecting titles. ) Notably elusive late entry in the author's canon.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages .

McGraw-Hill Companies, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Mcgraw-hill, 1970. Very nice copy in its first printing. Crisp, unread copy. Red topstain bright and fresh as are black boards and gold lettering. Price intact jacket is without flaw. Scarce. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 070457247 . First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. (Mild trace of damp soiling at base of spine on jacket, not affecting cloth. ) Surprisingly elusive. (GC); 6 1/4" x 8 1/2"; 218 pages .