Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
NF first printing in a VG later jacket

For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov in a mismatched earlier dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1955 G. P. Putnam’s. First printing with only 12 lines of text on the copyright page: no copyright after 1955, no subsequent printings or impressions, 58-10755 Library of Congress code and no Book Club imprints.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with light toning at the edges. Also, strong title gilt on the spine, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s name on the front paste down and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The dust jacket is a First Edition jacket with the $6.00 price and Nineteenth Printing on the front flap. The jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, moderate edge wear which looks great in a new archival wrap.

The most famous and controversial novel from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century tells the story of Humbert Humbert’s obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze.