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Pale Fire
by Nabokov, Vladimir
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Author's first book following the astounding success of "Lolita,'' in which he experiments with form, presenting his narrative in the form of a 999-line poem by a fictional poet. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (Impression) from 1962 (with all appropriate points of issue), this hardcover book has black cloth-covered boards with author's embossed initials to front & gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages show mild tanning around edges, heavier foxing to outside edges, one darker smudge to bottom outside page edges, else unmarked. Extremely mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $5.00 price) is intact, but downgraded to only Fair due to chipping, soiling, some creases, heavy foxing, browning. Nearly 1" paper missing from head of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship next business day.
Synopsis
Pale Fire (1962) is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a poem titled "Pale Fire" with commentary by a friend of the poet's. Together these elements form a narrative in which both authors are central characters. Pale Fire has spawned a wide variety of interpretations and a large body of written criticism. The Nabokov authority Brian Boyd has called it "Nabokov's most perfect novel".
Reviews
On Oct 5 2022, a reader said:
I really enjoyed this book, but it wasn’t the easiest to read. The format of a poem and its commentary revealed the story, rather than being told in a linear narrative. The story jumped around a lot and you really have to be present while reading, otherwise you will get lost. I read from start to finish, however I would reread it and try jumping around a bit to see how it changes the understanding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020411
- Title
- Pale Fire
- Author
- Nabokov, Vladimir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RUSSIAN RUSSIA FICTION POETRY LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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La Mesa, California
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- 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....
- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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