Vladimir Nabokov
101 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 41 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Nikolai Gogol (The Makers of Modern Literature) (first edition, 1944) — Biblio$40
Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle (first edition, 1969) — Biblio$40
Lolita (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$3,750
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov (first edition, 1996) — Biblio$40
Lysandra Cormion, a New European Butterfly (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$1,500
Lolita (1967) - Russia First Edition (first edition, 1967) — Biblio$1,094
ADA or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$175
Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$150
Lolita (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$10,000
King, Queen, Knave (first edition, 1968) — Biblio$40
LOOK AT THE HARLEQUINS! (first edition) — L. W. Currey$75
LOLITA; Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
What these are worth
Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle6 copies from 4 sellers
Lolita (first edition, first printing, 1955)4 copies from 4 sellers
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Works on the market
BEND SINISTER7 copies · $38–$73
LOLITA6 copies · $63–$25,000
GLORY4 copies · $20–$73
ADA OR ARDOR: A FAMILY CHRONICLE3 copies · £75–£150
NABOKOV'S QUARTET3 copies · $20–$139
Lolita2 copies · $2,500
Lolita (1967) - Russia First Edition2 copies · $978–$1,094
PniN2 copies · £350–£450
Despair2 copies · £150–£175
Glory, Vladimir Nabokov2 copies · $160
THE ORIGINAL OF LAURA2 copies · $103–$118
NABOKOV'S CONGERIES2 copies · $20–$106
MARY : ; A Novel2 copies · $93
THE STORIES OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV2 copies · $48–$78
Look at the Harlequins!2 copies · £65–£75
VLADIMIR NABOKOV; Selected Letters, 1940-19772 copies · $35–$73
KING, QUEEN, KNAVE2 copies · $47–$63
Lolita1 copy · $10,000
Lolita1 copy · $3,750
Pale Fire1 copy · $2,500
Market context
118 copies of Vladimir Nabokov's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $73 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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