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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.
Poems and Problems by Vladimir Nabokov - 1970
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Poems and Problems
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NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., bottom fore-corner tip of top board has a tiny bump-wrinkle with no corresponding effect to dj. there is no internal 'echo'. the untrimmed fore-edge is a faint shade darker than the bottom edge. one minute, closed edge-tear to front panel of dj, maybe 1/8" in length. the top edge is dyed red. in every other regard this is a remarkably well preserved copy, clean, no marks of ownership, no marks of any sort. no price-clip, no other tears or creases. tight binding, hinges. the red dj has no fading or loss of color.; 218pp., contains 39 russian poems, with english translations, 14 english poems, and 18 chess problems.; great copy of a little gem.. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Date Published 1970
- Keywords Vladimir Nabokov.; Nabokov Poetry.; Nabokov Chess Problems.; Vladimir Nabokov First Editions.
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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