NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Speak, Memory. An Autobiography Revisited . New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1966. The author’s own working copy of the definitive English-language edition of his autobiography. Originally released in parts in the New Yorker and Atlantic magazines and then in book form as Conclusive Evidence , Nabokov’s memoir went through several iterations before being published here in what he refers to in the introduction as the “final version.” Fellow author John Updike wrote of it: “Nabokov has never written English better than in these reminiscences; never has he written so sweetly.” This copy was annotated by Nabokov, with word counts at the top of each page in the first chapter and notes on nearly twenty pages. Field 1104; Juliar A26.5. Octavo (208 x 134mm). Illustrations from 17 family photographs and plate depicting butterflies. Original black cloth; dust jacket (closed tear to front panel, light edgewear and chipping to rear panel); in custom box. Provenance : Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977; bookplate and annotations) – Roger Rechler (his sale, Christie's New York, 11 October 2002, lot 237, $26,290).
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Speak, Memory. An Autobiography Revisited . New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1966. The author’s own working copy of the definitive English-language edition of his autobiography. Originally released in parts in the New Yorker and Atlantic magazines and then in book form as Conclusive Evidence , Nabokov’s memoir went through several iterations before being published here in what he refers to in the introduction as the “final version.” Fellow author John Updike wrote of it: “Nabokov has never written English better than in these reminiscences; never has he written so sweetly.” This copy was annotated by Nabokov, with word counts at the top of each page in the first chapter and notes on nearly twenty pages. Field 1104; Juliar A26.5. Octavo (208 x 134mm). Illustrations from 17 family photographs and plate depicting butterflies. Original black cloth; dust jacket (closed tear to front panel, light edgewear and chipping to rear panel); in custom box. Provenance : Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977; bookplate and annotations) – Roger Rechler (his sale, Christie's New York, 11 October 2002, lot 237, $26,290).
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