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Collins Collectors' Choice Five Novels: Lolita, The Gift, Invitation to a Beheading, King Queen Knave [and] Glory.
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; Collins, 1979., 1979. Hard Cover. Omnibus Edition. Octavo, pp. 1083, [1]. Publishers' navy faux leather with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper board, in unclipped dust-jacket. Clean and bright with tidy ownership inscription to ffep. Jacket lightly spine sunned. A Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Introduction by Peter Quennell. 5 novels chosen to exemplify the quality and versatility of Nabokov's writing. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested fro overseas delivery.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8311
- Title
- Collins Collectors' Choice Five Novels: Lolita, The Gift, Invitation to a Beheading, King Queen Knave [and] Glory.
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; Collins, 1979.
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Fiction
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
Biblio member since 2019
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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