Poems and Problems
by Nabokov, Vladimir
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 99706
- Title
- Poems and Problems
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Stiff Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Chess, Literature, Poetry, Russia, Translation
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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