INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
by Nabokov, Vladimir
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- first
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Book condition is Very Good-; with a Good dust jacket. Chips and tears to jacket edges. Weak staining to jacket and boards. Discoloration to end papers. Some foxing. Text is unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Synopsis
Invitation to a Beheading is a novel by Russian American author Vladimir Nabokov. It was originally published in Russian in 1935-1936 as a serial in Contemporary Notes (Sovremennye zapiski), a highly respected Russian émigré magazine. In 1938 the work was published in Paris, with an English translation following in 1959. The English version was translated by Nabokov's son, Dmitri Nabokov, under the author's supervision.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3007
- Title
- INVITATION TO A BEHEADING
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...