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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. First U.S. edition. The first book of Nabokov's to appear in the U.S., and the first publication of his own translation. Original orange cloth. Slight spine lean, else fine. Juliar A14.2, binding variant b.

Bobbs Merrill Company, 1938. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend sale item)* first printing of the first American edition; 292 pp., original green cloth (hardcover), fine in a good dust jacket; the jacket is edge-rubbed and has two pieces of clear tape to the top and bottom inside & outside surfaces of the spine panel. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938 (first thus). Octavo, 292 pages. Orange cloth lettered and decorated in black on the spine; tiny bump to the front top and rear bottom edge of the boards; leading edge uncut; endpapers a little offset; essentially a fine copy with the unclipped dustwrapper a little worn, with slight loss to the ends of the spine. Three variant bindings exist - green, orange and brown - apparently in that order of issue. The author's first book to be published in the USA; 'A different version of this novel has been published in England under the title "Camera Obscura" (verso of the title page). The story behind this turn of events is intriguing. 'At the age of thirty-one, living as a penniless exile in Berlin, Vladimir Nabokov composed, in Russian, a novel called "Camera Obscura," which he published serially in an émigré journal in 1930. Five years later, the book was translated into… Read More

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1938). First U.S. edition in first-issue green cloth. Translated from the Russian by Nabokov, who disliked the translation by Winifred Roy for the 1936 UK edition (published under the title CAMERA OBSCURA). Very good with touch of fading to edges, pp.267-270 roughly opened, and old sticker shadow and minor loss to upper rear pastedown; in attractive dust jacket professionally repaired on edges and folds. From the collection of sports writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman with his penciled notations about the text on rear endpaper.

Indianapolis:: Bobbs-Merrill,, [1938].. First edition.. publisher's rough green cloth in dust jacket.. A very good copy (spine slightly darkened) in a nice jacket with some light wear to the extremities of the spine and the front fore-edge. Three leaves (front free endpaper, half-title, and title page) show very faint traces of pencil erasures. . 8vo,.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. First American Edition; first binding. A little cloth wear; very good in a dust jacket with very moderate rubbing and soiling.

Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing in publisher's original second state brown cloth binding. Light bumping to edges of covers, and pages toned, else Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with the affects of unnecessary tape repairs made to the verso.

IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1938. Dustwrapper shows a bit of light vertical scuffing to front panel and the lightest edgewear. The book, bound in tan cloth and stamped in dark blue is tight and clean. The dustwrapper (which is cream-colored, printed in gold, kelly green and black) is stunning. The scarce first edition of the author's first book. Becoming difficult to find in this protected condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Indianapolis & New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1938. First American Edition. The author's first book published in the U.S., and the first appearance of own translation of the novel into English - the story of a blind man betrayed by his wife and her lover. Originally translated by Winifred Roy and published in London in 1936 under the title Camera Obscura, Nabokov was so displeased with the translation's quality that he undertook the effort himself. A lovely copy, unrestored, and without the usual heavy wear typically seen on the dustjacket. Juliar A14.2. Octavo (21.5cm); in the first issue green cloth binding, titled, blocked, and decorated in gilt and navy blue on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-292pp. Trivial wear to spine ends, some offsetting to pastedowns, else a fresh, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), with a hint of sunning to spine, a single, tiny tear at lower edge of rear panel, and some pinpoint rubs to spine ends and corners; very Near Fine.