King, Queen, Knave
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mcgraw-hill, 1968. First edition stated on copyright page. Black textured boards are attractive and clean with sharp corners. Gilt lettering on spine. Orange endpapers. Jacket has hint of soiling, else fine. No chips or tears. In mylar. Topstain same color as endpapers. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near 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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- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003822
- Title
- King, Queen, Knave
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near 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;
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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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