Lolita
$10,000 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing, first issue with "Francs : 900" printed on the rear cover of each volume. In two volumes. 188 p. (with no pages 11-12 as noted by Juliar); 223 p. Original green wraps. Near Fine with light creasing to wrappers; toned spines, a small stain to rear cover of volume one and first page of volume two. The first appearance of Nabokov's still-controversial novel from Maurice Girodias's pioneering, Paris-based publishers Olympia Press. Housed in a custom levant leather chemise case tooled in gilt with striking marbled covers.
- Publisher: The Olympia Press
- Year: 1955
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: unknown
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