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Laughter in the Dark by [Nabokov] Nabokoff, Vladimir - 1938
by [Nabokov] Nabokoff, Vladimir
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Laughter in the Dark
by [Nabokov] Nabokoff, Vladimir
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Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1938. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Near Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Book with the spine a bit rolled and a discreet previous owner's name on the half-title. Jacket with just a bit of wear at the extremities, but generally in excellent condition.
Nabokov's novel about passion, betrayal, and ambition predated his infamous Lolita by 23 years. Laughter in the Dark allowed the author to develop themes connected to a middle-aged man's passion for a younger woman, and to explore how a parasitic relationship based on lust could lead to mutual downfall. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Nabokov's novel about passion, betrayal, and ambition predated his infamous Lolita by 23 years. Laughter in the Dark allowed the author to develop themes connected to a middle-aged man's passion for a younger woman, and to explore how a parasitic relationship based on lust could lead to mutual downfall. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
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- Place of Publication Indianapolis
- Date Published 1938
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Laughter in the Dark: The Plays of Alan Ayckbourn
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-Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1993-. First edition. 201 pages with index. Cloth. Very good indeed in like dustjacket Laughter in the Dark: The Plays of Alan Ayckbourn bxd 0838634796
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. First U.S. edition. The first book of Nabokov's to appear in the U.S., and the first publication of his own translation. Original orange cloth. Slight spine lean, else fine. Juliar A14.2, binding variant b.
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1938). First U.S. edition in first-issue green cloth. Translated from the Russian by Nabokov, who disliked the translation by Winifred Roy for the 1936 UK edition (published under the title CAMERA OBSCURA). Very good with touch of fading to edges, pp.267-270 roughly opened, and old sticker shadow and minor loss to upper rear pastedown; in attractive dust jacket professionally repaired on edges and folds. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman with his penciled notations about the text on rear endpaper.
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Laughter in the Dark
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Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing in publisher's original second state brown cloth binding. Light bumping to edges of covers, and pages toned, else Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with the affects of unnecessary tape repairs made to the verso.
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