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The Centennial of Birth 1899-1999 St. Petersburg, Symposium, 1997, 672 p. SKUalb134b9c32dc9babf3.

Paris France: Olympia Press The Traveller's Companion Series no 66. Two Volume Set in Paperback Format .Very Good Condition with some marginal rubbing along the outer edges of the books.There are no former names or inscriptions present.Bindings remain firm with NO hinge weakness,contents remain clean internally.3rd Printing in 1959 and Published in France whilst still banned in the UK,Volume One 190pp Volume Two 221pp . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 3rd Printing. 1959.

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: 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