Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov
VG early printing in a VG later jacket

For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov in a mismatched later dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1955 G. P. Putnam’s. Nineteenth impression stated on the copyright page without any copyright after 1955 and the 58-10755 Library of Congress code.

The book is in Very Good condition with bright boards with damp stains, legible title gilt on the spine, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed and rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition without any 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 $5.00 price and Seventeenth Printing on the front flap. The jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, chips and tears protected 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.