The Man From the USSR , The – Vladimir Nabokov
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For sale: a rare first hardcover edition, first printing of The Man From the U. S. S. R. & Other Plays by Vladimir Nabokov in an archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1984 Harcourt Brace. First Printing with full letter line, A B C D E.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rounded spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with mild surface wear with a retail sticker on the front, heavy edge wear, and the $24.95 price is on the front flap. Looks great in a new archival wrap.

Four plays and two essays on drama, written during Nabokov’s émigré years before his writings in English earned him worldwide fame. Translated and with Introductions by Dmitri Nabokov.