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244 - NABOKOV (Vladimir). Pnin. Translated from the English by Mic…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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NABOKOV (Vladimir). Pnin. Translated from the English by Michel Chrestien. First French edition, printed in a run of 56 copies on Lafuma-Navarre pure-fibre vellum; this is No. 7. Paris, Gallimard/NRF (coll. ‘Du Monde Entier’), 1962. In-8 (150x215 mm), paperback, uncut, cover printed in black and red. 216 pages. Spine slightly faded, cover slightly creased at the edges. First edition of the French translation by Michel Chrestien. Limited edition of 56 copies on Lafuma-Navarre pure-fibre vellum, the only large-format paper, this being No. 7. In this thirteenth novel, which contributed greatly to his literary fame, Nabokov introduces Timofei Pnin, a Russian professor living in exile in America, whom he describes as ‘a character entirely new to literature – an important and intensely pathetic character’. A fine copy, uncut.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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