Isbn: 9780141196978 - invitation to a beheading (the penguin vladimir nabokov hardback collection) (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Follows the final days of an imprisoned teacher who was sentenced to death for 'gnostical turpitude.' Translated from the Russian by Dmitri Nabakov in collaboration with Vladimir Nabakov, English translation originally published 1960. Russian version first published serially in 1935. 238 pages. Simple but handsome binding, hard-to-find edition. Small nick in back panel of jacket. Nabakov, 1899-1977, was a Russian-born American writer. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1940, taught literature at Cornell, but relocated to Switzerland in 1959. He is best known for the novel Lolita. Dust Jacket condition Near Fine.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. See photos. DJ wrapped in mylar. Very light rubbing to DJ wrappers, particularly to the back.