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Gogol, N.- Nabokov, Vladimir.. Nikolai Gogol.. Norfolk, New Directions Books, (1944)., 1944.
Price: US$16.53 + shipping
Description: 8°. 3 Bll., 172 SS. OLn. (leicht angestaubt, gering fleckig). "The Makers of Modern Literature Series".- Erste Ausgabe. Biographien, Tagebücher, Briefwechsel
Seller: Antiquariat MEINDL & SULZMANN OG, Wien - Vienna, Austria
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol. Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1944.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good hardcover in tan cloth boards w/out dj (some darkening to spine and also to right edge of front panel; some wear/rubbing to corners). First Edition, First Printing. The Makers of Modern Literature Series. 172pp. Clean text and tight binding. Scarce.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol. New Directions Books, 1944.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover with DJ. Beige cloth-covered boards with black stamping on the spine.Light stain to front cover. Binding is square and tight. Red illustrated DJ of a hand with black lettering on the front cover and spine. DJ is chipped and toned, missing large pieces on the spine and corners. But DJ has been placed in a plastic protective DJ. Price clipped. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of Nikolai Gogol. NO date on title page. Copyright page is dated 1944. 172 pages. Interiors are clean and unmarked. Contents are listed as follows, "His Death and His Youth", The Government Specter", "Our Mr. Chichikov", "The Teacher and Guide", "The Apotheosis of a Mask", "Commentaries", "Chronology", and Index. A good copy with a fair DJ.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Nikolai Gogol. Nabokov, Vladimir. New Directions Books, 1944.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 5" x 7" 172 ppwith portrait of Gogol frontis. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. cream cloth boards are clean and undamaged, DJ is bright and intact with slight fraying to head of spine.
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol. New Directions, NY - 1944, 1944.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nabokov looks at the works of this renowned Russian author. First edition, hardcover, cream colored cloth, owner's name on f.e.p., otherwise a NF copy without dustjacket.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir.. Nikolai Gogol.. New Directions,, Norfolk,, 1944.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition 172 pp., First Edition first issue. With Chronology and Index. Light grey/brown cloth over board, no dw. Some discolouring at foot of spine, minimal soiling of cover, o/w very good, clean copy.
Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada
Vladimir Nabokov. Nikolai Gogol. New Directions, 1944.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New Directions January 1944 Binding: Hardcover 1944 hardcover ND edition WITH the dust jacket. Slight chipping and crease ware to the DJ, otherwise a very clean copy. Photos upon request. $NRP
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
NABOKOV, Vladimir.. Nikolai Gogol.. New Directions Books, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: [iv] 172 pp. 12mo, original cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Neat 1947 inscription in Russian on front free endpaper (not in Nabokov's hand!); circular blind-embossed ownership stamp; near fine in a jacket with a few small chips and light use. The Makers of Modern Literature.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol. New Directions Books, Norfolk, CT, 1944.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, hardcover, which has a skew to the binding, a touch of shelf wear to the spine ends and cover corners, and a hint of bowing to the covers. Otherwise, this is a clean, solid Very Good+ copy in a like dust jacket, which has slight rubbing to the covers, a thin vertical crease along the spine, very light wear to the edges, and a tiny peel to the front fold. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. NIKOLAI GOGOL. New Directions, 1944.
Price: US$160.08 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NIKOLAI GOGOL, New Directions, 1944, first edition ( first issue book and dust-wrapper ), light dust-soil to the page edges, else vg+/near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir.. NIKOLAI GOGOL.. NEW DIRECTIONS., NORFOLK, 1944.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First issue. (5 titles listed on reverse of half-title. 4 titles listed on rear dj. flap. $1.50 printed price on front flap) Near fine in tan cloth with brown titles, in a Vg. dj. ( Shallow chipping at spine ends on dj. Tears at flap seams on dj. Light shelfwear)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival cover. First edition, first state. Dust wrapper price on upper flap $1.50. Five titles listed on reverse of half-title. four titles listed on rear dj. flap.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol (Makers of Modern Literature). New Directions Books, 1944.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Makers of Modern Literature. DJ in archival cover.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Nikolai Gogol. New Directions Books, Norfolk, Conn., 1944.
Price: US$400.40 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: a beautiful copy of a less well known book by nabokov.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Vladimir Nabokov. NIKOLAI GOGOL. New Directions, Connecticut, 1944.
Price: US$449.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/4 inch closed tear at top of rear gutter. Light rubbing along panel edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. NIKOLAI GOGOL. New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1944.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, later issue. The fifth volume in The Makers of Modern Literature series. Octavo: 172 p. with a frontispiece portrait and one additional plate. Original tan cloth binding, with blue titles. A near fine copy in the second state dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig, with some mild toning and edgewear Signed by the author on the front flyleaf: Vladimir Nabokov 12 - VII - 1949 Salt Lake City Nabokov (1899-1977) had the beginnings of Lolita knocking around in his head when he drove to Salt Lake City for the second Writers' Conference at the University of Utah (July 5-16, 1949). In attendance were Oscar Williams, Wallace Stegner, Martha Foley, and John Crowe Ransom - all formidable figures in the literary world, but none caught the attention of Nabokov quite like former political cartoonist and two-time author Ted Geisel, better known today as Dr. Seuss, with whom the Russian-American novelist shared a friendship for many years. Nabokov returned to Utah in 1956 to hunt butterflies and work on Pnin (1957), the novel which launched his career into literary prominence.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$19780.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Signed by Author. First edition, First State with five titles to advertisement page & four titles to rear flap of the Alvin Lustig designed dustwrapper which is also first state with the $1.50 price unclipped. 12mo., [i] + [vi] + 1-174. A very good copy, the spine ev er so slightly darkened with a couple of very small stains at the heel, the dustwrapper a very good & bright example with a narrow 3/16ths bit of loss at the crown. An outstanding copy of Nabokov's extensive & very important early essay of his countryman, as this copy is inscribed by the master & embellished with one of his famous butterfly sketches to his dear friends of over 40 years, the Thompsons: "To Lisbeth and Bertrand with the author's love / Cambridge, Mass / Sept. 1944". The book was published by New Directions, August 15th, 1944 making this a very early inscription. Genuine Nabokov presentations are uncommon especially those of a personal & generous nature. Julian A22.1 Nabokov's distinguished contribution [the fifth] to the Makers Of Modern Literature Series By New Directions. Preceded by works on: Joyce, Woolf, Forster & Lorca.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada