Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0001598, Sun, 19 Jan 1997 17:17:27 -0800

Subject
_Camera Obscura_ aka _Laughter in the Dark_
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EDITOR'S NOTE. This is indeed a rare volume. My hope is that it will end
up in a good university library where researchers can get at it. If any of
you can coax your library to get it, please do.
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From: michael cahn <106113.411@compuserve.com>



Plurabelle Books has the following very rare title for sale.

[NABOKOV] Nabokoff-Sirin, Vladimir: Camera Obscura. A Novel. Translated by
Winifred Roy. John Long [1936]. 288p 19cm black cloth in new white sleeve,
sl foxing and sl soiling on edges, sm repair to outer hinge, spine dull,
cloth & corners worn, publ catalogue, sm yellow label removed from front
pastedown, good (Juliar D 14.4) Rare first English appearance of Nabokov's
text, in revised form published in 1938 as Laughter in the Dark. ("the
translation was insufficiently revised by me"). Very Rare first English ed.
A copy in similar condition was offered by Blackwells for Pounds 600.- (Cat
B 113 # 230) 280.-Pounds

Please contact us if you need further information

Michael Cahn
Plurabelle Books
77 Garden Walk
Cambridge CB4 3EW
Great Britain
plurabelle@compuserve.com