Lolita
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1965. 8vo, black quarter cloth over zebra striped white paper boards, red top stain, 319pp. Sixth impression. Unclipped dust jacket (5.00) heavily toned and rubbed to panels, chipping to spine crown and foot, abrasion and fading to spine lettering. Boards slightly bowed, ownership signature to front endpaper. Speckling to top edge stain which bleeds onto rear flyleaf. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. Published in conjunction with Olympia Press, an early printing of the censored classic with Sixth printing stated to dust jacket front flap, author photograph, review and quotation to rear panel. A very good copy in a good, still serviceable dust jacket.
Price: $50.00