King, Queen, Knave
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good +
- Seller
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Oak Ridge, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
NY/Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1968. First Edition Stated . Cloth. Very Good/Good +. NY/Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1968. First Edition Stated . Cloth. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated "First Edition 45715". 272 pages. Tight, unmarked copy with black cover/gilt, one corner indented, DJ has minor edge wear and smalll tear at top of spine edge and is slightly dulled <br/> <br/>
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
- ARCCBOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001193
- Title
- King, Queen, Knave
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- NY/Toronto
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; KB;
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