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Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 315pp. "First Impression" Black cloth with gilt spine title, red endpapers and page tops. Light edge-wear to the cover and faint tape residue.No dust Jacket. BC
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. PALE FIRE. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$201.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 315 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's marking on the title page. Red endpapers. Page edges are lightly darkened, smudged, and lightly foxed. Faded red publisher's stain on the head edges. Bound in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine and blind-stamped monogram on the upper cover. Lightly worn around the edges. Beige dustjacket in good condition. Stains, smudges and creases, especially around the edges and spine. 1ST EDITION. VG+/G
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. Putnam, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1962.
Price: US$299.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1962.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo bound in black boards. 315 pp. First Impression at jacket flap and publication page. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Name to ffep, with a little dent at head of spine, and fading to red top stain. Jacket has edge wear, with some closed tears, creasing and shelf dusting. [CL]
Seller: Mausoleum Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$541.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth over boards with matching red endpapers and topstain. Dust smudges to the fore-edge pages. The dust jacket has a chip to the top of the spine, and scattered dust soiling. An unmarked copy of the "variant a" issue, with First Impression stated at the top of the front flap. Juliar A35.1. The first title in Larry McCaffrey's list of the 20th century's 100 greatest English-Language books of fiction, described as the "most audaciously conceived novel of the century." ; 315 pages
Seller: Bungalow Books, ABAA, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. Putnam, 1962.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Publisher: Putnam, New York, 1962. FINE- hardcover book in FINE- mylar-protected, price-clipped dust-jacket. Red top stain has faded to pink, otherwise as new. First US Edition, First Impression (stated). Beautiful copy of Nabokov's masterpiece.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
NABOKOV, Vladimir. Pale Fire. Putnam, New York, 1962.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 315 pages, 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, gilt-ruled and lettered spine. New York: Putnam's Sons, (1962). First edition. Fine.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire.. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this âwitty, ironic and complex tour de forceâ (Hart, 521). Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. "This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose . . . is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century" (Mary McCarthy). âThis brilliant parody of literary scholarship is also an experimental synthesis of Nabokovâs talents for both poetry and prose. It extends and completes his mastery of unorthodox structureâ (Encyclopedia of Literature, 851). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire.. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this âwitty, ironic and complex tour de forceâ (Hart, 521). Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example. "This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose . . . is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century" (Mary McCarthy). âThis brilliant parody of literary scholarship is also an experimental synthesis of Nabokovâs talents for both poetry and prose. It extends and completes his mastery of unorthodox structureâ (Encyclopedia of Literature, 851). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire.. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1050.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this âwitty, ironic and complex tour de forceâ (Hart, 521). Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A very sharp example. "This centaur work, half-poem, half-prose . . . is a creation of perfect beauty, symmetry, strangeness, originality and moral truth. Pretending to be a curio, it cannot disguise the fact that it is one of the great works of art of this century" (Mary McCarthy). âThis brilliant parody of literary scholarship is also an experimental synthesis of Nabokovâs talents for both poetry and prose. It extends and completes his mastery of unorthodox structureâ (Encyclopedia of Literature, 851). Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Nabokov, Vladimir. Pale Fire. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy of the book in very Nearly Fine jacket. Red topstain bright and unfaded, book clean and fresh, appearing unread and unused. Jacket showing very minimal age toning to the spine, one small piece of tape at the verso of the spine. A lovely copy of a difficult book to find in collectible condition. "On first read, Pale Fire is a book that appears to be a different book entirely. It takes the form of a long biographical poem written by the eminent and recently deceased poet John Shade, followed by several hundred pages of annotations by Shade's friend and fellow professor Charles Kinbote. Very quickly, an astute reader becomes aware of three things: 1) Kinbote is unstable. 2) Kinbote is convinced that Shade's poem 'Pale Fire' is not about Shade at all but about Kinbote's own delusional history as the exiled king of the (possibly fictional) country of Zembla. 3) Kinbote's 'interpretation' of the poem takes over the book and, in effect, becomes the novel. Pale Fire is thus many things: a blistering satire of academia and ivory-tower cluelessness; a breathless tale of escape and adventure over snowy mountain ranges; a mystery novel; a heartbreaking memoir; a closeted lament; a rumination on the afterlife; probably a suicide note; and possibly a ghost story as well" (Burr). A modern classic and an enduring part of Nabokov's legacy. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.