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Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. Fourth Printing. Stiff Paper Wraps. Near Fine. Small 12mo. Pp. 189; 221. Text preceded by a "Publisher's Digression." Printed September 1959. Titles and decorative borders printed in green and black on the cover and spine, perfect bound, title page in black and green. Volume 1 spine minimally sunned, back cover price overstamped "New Price 6 NF 2 vols." Maurice Girodias's "Digression" concerning censorship of the novel he was first to publish initially appeared in the third printing of April 1959. Superbly well preserved.

France: The Olympia Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1959. First Edition; Third Printing. Softcover. The books both have rubbing and toning overall, brief foxing to the page edges, and creases down the spine. Volume II has a brief bump to the fore-edge. Photos on request. International shipping billed at cost. ; The Traveller's Companion Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1959. 3rd Printing. Paperback. Light shelfwear. Very Good. 190pp. + 2pp. ads; 223pp. "Publisher's Digression" in Volume I. Green border on title page. Originally published by the Olympia Press in 1955, later reprinted as No. 66 in the Traveller's Companion series. Kearney 5.66.3.

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, 1983. Facsimile of the first edition published by The Olympia Press in Paris. Paperback. Fine. Part of the Published in Paris (banned books) series. 188; 223pp. Duodecimo [20.5 cm] Green wraps lettered and bordered in black and white. The bottom edge of the front wrap of volume 1 shows very minor edge wear, else fine. In a natural beige cloth covered clamshell, as issued (near fine, with just a bit of rubbing to the title label). This title was not issued with the First Edition Library Explanatory Notes, however there is a single explanatory note page that was issued for all three titles in the series. Tropic of Cancer and Ulysses are the other two tiles that were issued in this series (not present). All three titles in this series are scarce. The First Edition Library is known for producing superior quality facsimile editions of highly regarded works from the 19th and 20th centuries. From the Indiana University Banned Books Website Page- "One of the most… Read More

Paris, France: The Olympia Press, 1955. First Printing. Softcover. Very Good. First Edition, First Impression (with "900 Francs" to rear panel of each volume. Two softcover volumes (18 x 11 cm.) 7 in. x 4 3/8 in., light green, with black chain and white borders to front panels. No pages 11-12, as called for in the true first issue. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper of Volume I (Edw. M. Plunkett) Subtle but evident bump to rear corner of Volume One, extending back from 188 to 151, and some minor edge- and corner-wear. A similar, very light bump to the upper front corner of cover to Volume two, extending forward to pp. 74. Light general rubbing to extremities, and evident read-crease to both spines -- this book has been read and enjoyed! A nice workable copy of the rare first printing of one of the most controversial books -- and talked and written about books of the twentieth-century. The set housed and protected in a dark-green, cloth-covered slipcase, which shows minor finger spotting.… Read More

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1955. First edition. Near Fine. True first issue of both volumes with the price of 900 Francs printed on the back of each cover. A Near Fine set with the spine a trifle toned, but otherwise clean, fresh copies, appearing unread. Volume 2 with a slight paper flaw affecting one gathering where it looks like the pages bound in have a slight uncut edge (but this appears to be a bindery issue). Housed in a custom clamshell case. This controversial novel is frequently on the list of top books from the past century. Originally released in France because American publishers were wary of such "obscene" material, Lolita tangles sexual taboo and violence with incredibly seductive prose. "Shocking is the reaction the author somehow manages to elicit from his readers: empathy. Readers always read, I think, out of a tremendous curiosity about other human beings, we're looking for another soul on the page, and that's what Nabokov has so fearlessly, so complexly, so gorgeously given us.… Read More