Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 1ST Israel Edition - Olympia Press HC 1955/1958
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 1ST Israel Edition Published by The Olympia Press, Traveller's Companion Series, Paris, Published by Printed in Israel for The Olympia Press by Steimatzky's Agency, (Jerusalem, 1955) Specially bound copy of the two volumes, 190pp + 223pp., here bound as one, The elusive edition of Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The Olympia Press, Traveller's Companion Series, printed in Israel, text in English in a special edition for the Israeli market, "Export of this edition from Israel is prohibited". It includes a preface by the publisher "Publishers Digression" on the importance of fighting censorship. 1955 (stated but this is the first Israeli edition which was printed in 1958 in small release of about 1800 copies, half of which were with paper wrappers and half with hard boards).
- Publisher: The Olympia Press
- Year: 1955
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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