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EDITOR's NOTE. AS for book covers, Paul Maliszewski did a very nice,
very well-illustrated article. Punch his name into the NABOKV-L archive
search file for citation.
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Subject: Nabokov & the History of the Book
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:01:18 -0500
From: "Juan Martinez" <jmm80625@mail.ucf.edu>
Hi!
I'm preparing a paper for my History of the Book course. The topic is
fairly open. I want to do something related to Nabokov, but have been
trying to narrow it down. I was thinking that it could be
- A short survey of book formats as seen through Nabokov's works: from
the emigre journals to the New Directions paperback to the Olympia
Travellers to the various paperbacks (using the McSweeney's essay as a
reference) to the McGraw-Hill reissues of Nabokov's Russian works.
or:
- Just looking a the McGraw-Hill hardbacks and paperbacks: what they
looked like and why, and how well they sold. I understand that they were
a bit of an experiment for the company as they were, and are, mostly
into textbooks.
or:
- Anything anyone might want to suggest that might be better, or better
focused at least. The course is fairly open. I want to stick mostly to
the book as an object.
I'm wondering what sources there are available for looking at Nabokov
editions as objects: cover-art choices, paper stocks, typography, sales
and distribution. I'll be looking through at the letters again soon.
Thanks to anyone who might want to jump in with suggestions.
Cheers,
Juan
-- http://www.fulmerford.com
very well-illustrated article. Punch his name into the NABOKV-L archive
search file for citation.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Nabokov & the History of the Book
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:01:18 -0500
From: "Juan Martinez" <jmm80625@mail.ucf.edu>
Hi!
I'm preparing a paper for my History of the Book course. The topic is
fairly open. I want to do something related to Nabokov, but have been
trying to narrow it down. I was thinking that it could be
- A short survey of book formats as seen through Nabokov's works: from
the emigre journals to the New Directions paperback to the Olympia
Travellers to the various paperbacks (using the McSweeney's essay as a
reference) to the McGraw-Hill reissues of Nabokov's Russian works.
or:
- Just looking a the McGraw-Hill hardbacks and paperbacks: what they
looked like and why, and how well they sold. I understand that they were
a bit of an experiment for the company as they were, and are, mostly
into textbooks.
or:
- Anything anyone might want to suggest that might be better, or better
focused at least. The course is fairly open. I want to stick mostly to
the book as an object.
I'm wondering what sources there are available for looking at Nabokov
editions as objects: cover-art choices, paper stocks, typography, sales
and distribution. I'll be looking through at the letters again soon.
Thanks to anyone who might want to jump in with suggestions.
Cheers,
Juan
-- http://www.fulmerford.com