NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977). Podvig. [Glory.] Paris: Sovremennyia Zapiski, 1932. 8° (193 x 142mm). (Lightly yellowed.) Original printed wrappers, custom blue buckram chemise and slipcase (lightly yellowed, light wear to yapp edges, spine slightly browned).
FIRST EDITION. A very good example of a fragile book. In the introduction to the English translation Nabokov wrote that his novel Glory, 'my only one with a purpose', 'soars to heights of purity and melancholy that I have only attained in the much later Ada'. Juliar A13.1.
NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977). Podvig. [Glory.] Paris: Sovremennyia Zapiski, 1932. 8° (193 x 142mm). (Lightly yellowed.) Original printed wrappers, custom blue buckram chemise and slipcase (lightly yellowed, light wear to yapp edges, spine slightly browned).
FIRST EDITION. A very good example of a fragile book. In the introduction to the English translation Nabokov wrote that his novel Glory, 'my only one with a purpose', 'soars to heights of purity and melancholy that I have only attained in the much later Ada'. Juliar A13.1.
![NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977). Podvig. [Glory.] Paris: Sovremennyia Zapiski, 1932. 8° (193 x 142mm). (Lightly yellowed.) Original printed wrappers, custom blue buckram chemise and slipcase (lightly yellowed, light wear to yapp edges, spine slightly browned).](https://devapim.christies.com/uat/lot-images/5504952/2011/CSK/2011_CSK_03013_0208_000(nabokov_vladimir_vladimirovich_podvig_glory_paris_sovremennyia_zapiski011510).jpg?maxwidth=3840)