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NABOKOV, Vladimir Vladimirovich (1899-1977). Poems and Problems. New York and Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1970. 8° (210 x 145mm). Original black cloth, upper side blocked in blind, spine blocked in gilt, top edge red, original dust-jacket. Provenance: Vladimir Nabokov (presentation inscription to:) -- Vera Nabokov -- by descent to the consignor.
FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATION COPY. PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS WIFE WITH TWO FINE BUTTERFLY DRAWINGS, each of the colourful insects with taxonomic labels playing on qualities Nabokov found in his wife. The book is further inscribed, in Russian, 'to darling Vera from V', and dated 'Montreux March 15 1971'; Nabokov notes on the copyright page that, though copyrighted 1970, this first bound copy reached him on the day he inscribed it to Vera, to whom the book is dedicated in print. Nabokov has also made a correction to the solution of one of the chess problems. The poems in this edition are in Russian with facing translation in English.
FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATION COPY. PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS WIFE WITH TWO FINE BUTTERFLY DRAWINGS, each of the colourful insects with taxonomic labels playing on qualities Nabokov found in his wife. The book is further inscribed, in Russian, 'to darling Vera from V', and dated 'Montreux March 15 1971'; Nabokov notes on the copyright page that, though copyrighted 1970, this first bound copy reached him on the day he inscribed it to Vera, to whom the book is dedicated in print. Nabokov has also made a correction to the solution of one of the chess problems. The poems in this edition are in Russian with facing translation in English.