viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1958

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers:
        PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, 44 Volumes/Jahrgänge: 46 (1958) - 94 (2006). Without/Ohne: Vol. 70 (1982), 78 (1990), 79 (1991), 80 (1992) & 93 (2005).
      New York : IEEE, 1958-2006.. 44 Jahrgänge in 58 Bänden und mehreren Einzelheften. Bibliothekseinband. 44 Jahrgänge in 58 Bänden!!! Der Titel stammt aus einer aufgelösten Spezialbibliothek für Luft- und Raumfahrt und ist mit entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen versehen. Folgende Jahrgänge sind nicht eingebundene Einzelhefte: 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995 und 1996. Folgende Hefte fehlen dort: 4, 5/1979. 10-12/1981. 3/1983. 2, 11/1985. 3/1988. 12/1989. 1,2,6,8-12/1995. 1-7, 9/1996. Einbände berieben und etwas angestaubt. Teilweise sind Buchblöcke verformt. Seiten sauber, teils aber auch gewellt. Bindungen fest. Guter Zustand. Mehr Fotos und Angaben zum Versand schicken wir Ihnen gern auf Anfrage. Bitte beachten Sie unser reichhaltiges Angebot an antiquarischen Zeitschriften. // From library-stock. The following volumes are not bound in hard-covers: 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995 und 1996. Following issues of those volumes are missing: 4, 5/1979. 10-12/1981. 3/1983. 2, 11/1985. 3/1988. 12/1989. 1,2,6,8-12/1995. 1-7, 9/1996. Covers with light shelf wear, partly deformed. Pages clean, but partly currogated. Still in good condition. More pictures on demand. Please ask for shipping-fees. zqx mbx jqx

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RALPH HODGSON
        THE SKYLARK AND OTHER POEMS
      THE CURWEN PRESS 1958 - THE SKYLARK AND OTHER POEMS by Ralph Hodgson,wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. This collection has been edited by and printed for Colin Fenton.The book was designed by Will Carter and printed at The Curwen Press.The book is set in Walbaum and printed on Basingwerk Parchment.The edition is limited to 350 copies signed by the engraver Reynold Stone.Nos 1-50 are signed by the author and are specially bound in quarter leather.This is N°40. Summary of letter from Aurélia Hodgson to "Sir Douglas" dated April 20, 1959 enclosing a copy of watercolor of Ralph and signed by him.The letter evokes his poor state of health and fond memories of some old friends. 95 pages - Weight 680 gr. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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IAN FLEMING
        DR. NO
      JONATHAN CAPE 1958 - First edition book and original near fine first edition dust jacket. The book is in crisp, beautiful condition variant with the dancing woman to the front board. Bright, unfaded, silver titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners with one corner bump to rear, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. No dry, nor splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no inscriptions, and no bookplates, no book store stamps and no inscriptions. The internal pages are bright, flat and clean with no stains, no writing, no bent pages, no foxing and no age toning. Beautiful crisp clean book internally appearing as unread. Please see images. The original handsome first edition dust jacket benefited from very some very very slight restoration to only the outer tips of the spine by an expert paper conservator and as such presents in near fine condition. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing. Touch of slight toning to the rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 13s 6d. net. An absolutely stunning vibrant dust jacket. The jacket is enclosed in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see images. A handsome, clean example of this title presenting very well with the stunning jacket. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our Abe store for other Fleming titles [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Fleming,Ian.
        Dr No
      Jonathan Cape, London 1958 - First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Near Fine copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, page edges very gently toned, end papers very gently toned, internally very clean and bright, tight binding, this copy with the dancing lady to the front board.Dustjacket Condition:Near Fine, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, some very gentle toning inside the Pat Marriott designed jacket, inside of the jacket there are small pieces of white tape at the spine ends, retains original publishers price.An exceptional copy of the sixth James Bond book. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Miller, Henry [Robert Fink]
        FOUR PAGE TLS FROM ROBERT FINK 11/20/58
      Fink, 11/20/58, N.P. CA. 1958 - FOUR PAGE TLS FROM ROBERT FINK 11/20/58 to Henry Miller from his close friend Robert Fink on 8vo., off-white bond in near fine condition. "Dear Henry:- / I need two paperback Colossi very badly. One for Edie's Spanish teachers also teaches French. He was at one time a student of Wallace Folie and for some curious reason never read any of your books! So I wish to give him Colossus, since he is a nice Jewish boychik and his wife is a typical New York girl from the era when all the Yiddish mamas [during the 20's] were naming their daughters Shirley. The Gentiles used other names. . . [ask your first wife!]. Anyway the enclosed is for the Colossi. / I don't know the author of that limerick "tome". It is banned like the Tropics so I can't get one although I have tried". What follows is more about Miller's new sound system, Fink's shopping for corduroy slacks for Miller & Capri pants for Eve, a note about Nexus & 28 'dirty' limericks, Bob's naughty specialty & Miller's fascination. A curious letter signed twice -at the bottom of page 1 & page 4. Page one in very good condition with one short closed tear repaired archivally, otherwise the following pages are in fine condition. Robert Finkelstein (later Fink) was a fan, correspondent, and benefactor of Henry Miller. Their friendship strengthened when Fink and his wife Edie moved to Los Angeles from Chicago in 1949. Fink soon found an excellent job in Los Angeles and opened his own successful electronics business. The Finks visited Big Sur on weekends, sometimes taking food and other gifts for which Miller reciprocated with manuscripts and water colors. Fink offered help in Miller's attempts to help other impoverished writers who appealed to him for funds, food or a place to stay. Fink also began defending Miller against vilifying editorials, writing articles praising Miller's works and character. Provenance: PBA /The Personal Archive of Henry Miller Part I Fine Modern Literature Thursday, June 26, 1997. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Fubini, Mario:
        Classici Italiani. Collezione fondata da Ferdinando Neri. 9 Bände Hier die Bände: Orlando Innamorato, Amorum Libri di Matteo Maria Boiardo Vol. I + Vol. II // Prose e Rime di Pietro Bembo// Opere di Iacopo Sannazaro // Opere di Battista Guarini// Il Libro Del Cortegiano con una scelta delle Opere minori di Baldesar Castiglione// Lirici del Cinquecento a cura di Danielle Ponchiroli// Poesie di Giacomo Leopardi// Prose di Giacomo Leopardi.,
      Unione Tipografico-editrice Torinese, 1958- 1960. - 654, 672, 715, 467, 482, 731, 629, 447 und 616 Seiten Alle Bücher mit kleineren Gebrauchsspuren, Ecken und Kanten etwas berieben und bestoßen, Seiten und Buchschnitt nachgedunkelt, Schnitt leicht fleckig, ein paar Seiten mit kleinen Eselsöhrchen, innen aber sauber und ordentlich, Auf Italienisch Q19 Sprache: it Gewicht in Gramm: 8400 Gr.-8°, Leinen mit Schutzfolie, dekorative Goldprägung und schwarzes Rückenschild auf Buchrücken [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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HEINZ, W.C.
        The Professional
      Harper and Brothers, New York 1958 - First edition. Rear endpapers offset from clippings, else near fine in an attractive, very good dustwrapper with two small chips at the corners of the crown, and a large but faint dampstain on the rear panel. This copy Inscribed by Heinz: "To Jim Kahn -- connoisseur-raconteur-colleague-friend. Sincerely, Bill Heinz. 12-30-57. Stamford, Conn." A nice copy of this well-regarded novel about the manager of a prize fighter, a classic of the genre and difficult to obtain, especially signed. Ernest Hemingway said, "'The Professional' is the only good novel I've ever read about a fighter and an excellent novel in its own right." See this book in 3D on our site. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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FLEMING, Ian
        Dr. No
      London: Jonathan Cape. (1958). First. First edition, second state with the binding with the "dancing girl" silhouette on the front board. A few spots of foxing on the endpapers and foredge else fine in price-clipped else about fine, first issue dustwrapper. A very nice copy of the sixth Bond book, equally important as the basis for the first Bond film, in which Sean Connery defined 007, Joseph Wiseman personified the twisted evil of SMERSH, and Ursula Andress provided the bikini with a raison d'etre. This winning formula has survived throughout the long-running and immensely successful series. .

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Hemingway, Ernest [signed]; Arnold Gingrich & L. Rust Hills [Eds.]
        The Armchair Esquire
      G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York 1958 - Inscribed by Hemingway on page 135 above the title to his short story 'The Butterfly And the Tank' Hemingway was born and raised in Oak Park, IL. During his lifetime he maintained his connections with his hometown. This book is inscribed by Hemingway to Albina Beachy. The Beachy's were a prominent Oak Park family. This book is housed in a beautiful forest green dropback clamshell box with a photo of Hemingway set into the front. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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KENTON, Maxwell (pseudonym of Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg)
        Candy
      Paris: Olympia Press. (1958). First. First edition, first printing, second issue with back cover price overstamped. Printed wrappers. Nominal rubbing to the wrappers, a fine copy. The true first edition of Candy is a rarity -- of the 5000 copies published by Maurice Girodias, most were destroyed by the Brigade Mondaine, the French vice squad. No copies at auction in the last thirty years. A publishing and pop culture phenomenon, about an irresistible young woman who wears her sexuality obliviously. Basis for the all-star film featuring Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, Charles Aznavour, John Huston, Ringo Starr, Walter Matthau, John Astin, and Ewa Aulin in the title role. .

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MASSON (André)
        Entretiens avec Georges Charbonnier Préface de Georges Limbour
      Paris, Julliard, Les lettres nouvelles 1958 - Livre épuisé 18,6 x 11,8 cm, broché, couv. jaune imprimée en rouge et noir, 204 pp., 2 ff. n. ch. Condition : Edition originale. L'un des 30 ex. du tirage de tête sur vélin pur fil du Marais (seul grand papier outre quelques exemplaires d'auteur). Exemplaire enrichi d'une grande signature de l'artiste à l'encre noire en fin de volume et de trois corrections manuscrites aux pages 98 et 99. Parfait état. 180g. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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GALBRAITH, JOHN KENNETH
        The Affluent Society
      Houghton MIfflin, Boston 1958 - First Edition. Walter Heller's copy, with his stamp on front endpaper, "Please Return to Walter W. Heller." Heller was a leading American economist, a University of Minnesota professor and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors under Kennedy and Johnson. Galbraith was probably the best known economist in the world during his lifetime. In The Affluent Society, his most famous book, Galbraith coined the phrase "the conventional wisdom," and argued for increased government spending on public projects and social programs, which no doubt influenced Heller to propose the "war on poverty" program to LBJ in 1963. Galbraith and Heller were good friends, both Keynesians and close advisors to JFK and LBJ, but they disagreed sharply over Heller's historic tax cut in 1964, widely credited with fostering the economic boom of the sixties. About fine in dustjacket with yellow background uniformly faded on spine panel, else very good, with shallow chipping and wear at spine ends, price-clipped. Signed by Galbraith on laid in publisher's slip. Under "With the compliments of the author," Galbraith has crossed out "the author" and signed it "Ken Galbraith." [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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CAMUS (Albert)
        Discours de Suède
      Paris, Editions Gallimard 1958 - Livre d'occasion 18,7 x 12,2 cm, demi-maroquin gris souris à coins, dos lisse, titre doré, tête dorée, non rogné, couv. et dos cons. (reliure signée d'Alix), 69 pp., 3 ff. n. ch. Contient le Discours du 10 décembre 1957 prononcé par Albert Camus à l'Hôtel de Ville de Stockholm à l'occasion de la remise du Prix Nobel de littérature et la conférence du 14 décembre 1957. Condition : Edition originale. L'un des 56 ex. exemplaires imprimés sur Hollande (avant 210 ex. sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre et 50 ex. sur Madagascar hors commerce). Exemplaire parfait, finement relié par Alix. 500g. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Malamud, Bernard
        The Magic Barrel
      New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1958. First edition of the author's first collection of short stories that went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, "All good wishes to Fred and Louise Sincerely Bern Corvallis 1959." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear to the spine. The Magic Barrel, has been recognized as a classic from the time it was published in 1959. The stories are set in New York and in Italy (where Malamud's alter ego, the struggleing New York Jewish Painter Arthur Fidelman, roams amid the ruins of old Europe in search of his artistic patrimony); they tell of egg candlers and shoemakers, matchmakers, and rabbis, in a voice that blends vigorous urban realism, Yiddish idiom, and a dash of artistic magic. "In the short story, Malamud achieved an almost psalmlike compression. He has been called the Jewish Hawthorne, but he might just as well be thought a Jewish Chopin, a prose composer of preludes and noctures" (Mark Shechner, Partisan Review).

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Norman Jacobs
        The Origin of Modern Capitalism and Eastern Asia
      Oxford -Hong Kong University Press, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. A scarce first edition of this influential account of the origin of modern capitalism in China and Japan. Reprinted in 1981 and 1990. Bound in paper wraps. Condition: The binding is tight and firm. The front hinge is just starting. There is slight wear to the extremities, with slight edge wear, light foxing and sunning. Internally the pages are generally clean and bright with occasional light foxing. Overall the condition is very good..

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Fleming, Ian
        Dr. No
      Jonathan Cape 1958 - First Edition, First Printing. An attractive dustjacket with some darkening to the spine and light wear to the panels. Otherwise, this original first issue dustjacket has the 13s. 6d. price present with no chips or tears. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, with no cocking or foxing. The pages are clean with no writing or marks. This copy was owned by Adrian Homer Goldstone who wrote the Steinbeck bibliography as it has his bookplate pasted to the inside endpaper. Overall, a collectable copy of this true first edition with the original dustjacket. Trades considered. We are interested in buying Bond books. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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CRESPELLE (Jean-Paul)
        Villon
      Hazan, Paris 1958 - In-12 (182 x 118 mm), chagrin vert, dos lisse, plats ornés d'un collage de papier multicolore inspiré d'un tableau de Villon, tête dorée, couverture et dos conservés, chemise et étui jaune. Orné de 20 reproductions en couleurs de tableaux de JACQUES VILLON. La composition de la reliure reproduit une oeuvre de 1923, Papiers. Trente-neuvième volume de la Bibliothèque aldine des arts. (dos de la chemise et bordure de l'étui passé, quelques traces sur l'étui). // 12o (182 x 118 mm), green shagreen, smooth spine, covers with a geometrical tooling of multicoloured papers inspired from a painting of Villon, top edge gilt, soft cover and spine preserved, yellow folder and slipcase. Illustrated with 20 plates in colours reproducing paintings of JACQUES VILLON. The composition of the binding depicts a painting of 1923, "Papiers". 39th volume of th collection "Bibliothèque aldine des arts". (spine of folder and border of slipcase faded, some dust on slipcase).

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BRAQUE, Georges [1882-1963] (Illus.) & René CHAR [1907-1988] (Text).
        Cinq Poésies En Hommage A Georges Braque.
      Geneva: [Edwin Engelberts], 1958. - oblong 8vo. [ff. 8]. lithographed wrs. printed in colour on Japon nacré (some wear to extremities, neat repair to head of spine). First Edition, Limited to 106 numbered copies signed by Braque and Char - this one of 40 on Arches with original colour lithograph (Le Poète) by Braque on the wrappers. The first six copies, also with a lithographed cover, were entirely printed on Japon nacré. The remaining 60 copies were unillustrated. A further 115 copies of the lithograph were separately issued. "Perhaps more than any other contemporary painter, Braque has been the subject of handsomely printed tributes to his art." (The Artist and the Book) Char was a close friend and collaborator of Braque. He wrote more on Braque than any other painter, and Braque illustrated more works by Char than any other artist. All five of Chars poems in hommage to Braque are printed here for the first time. The Artist & The Book 40. Mourlot 60. Vallier 131. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover]

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Beaumont, Charles (signed) / William F Nolan (signed) Ken Purdy; John Tomerlin; Raymond De Becker; Giovanni Lurani; Randall Jarrell; OCee Ritch; Denis Jenkinson; Stirling Moss; Kent Karslake; Richard Hough; Rudolf Caracciola; J Fitch; Douglas Rutherford
        Omnibus of Speed: Introduction to World of Motor Sport -Signed By Charles Beaumont and Wm F Nolan ( Shelby, Gregory, Hill - American Triumvirate; Ascari's Last Chance; Nuvolari - Devil from Mantua; Lonetti - Change of Plan; Ettore Bugatti; Grand Prix )
      N.Y.: G P Putnam's, 1958, 1st Edition, 1st Printing - -----------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ copy in an attractive Good dustjacket, some shallow chips and tears, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, signed by Charles Beaumont and William F Nolan on the half-title page, quite RARE to find signed especially by Beaumont, 480 pages, b&w illustrations, contents include: Go, Man, Go! by Randall Jarrell; Chivalry of the Road by S.C.H. Davis; The Influence of Motor Racing on Automobile Construction by Giovanni Lurani; Racing the Great White Mother by W.J. Shively; Into the Rough by Davis; Past Master by Mari Wolf; Hail and Farewell by Davis; The Psychology of Motor Racing by Raymond de Becker; Oldfield, De Palma, Bruce-Brown, Tetzlaff, Verbeck, Cooper, Mulford: Racing's Roarding Age by Russ Catlin; Nuvolar: The Devil from Mantua by Ken Purdy; Lonetti: Change of Plan by Purdy; Seaman: The Daring Young Man on Mercedes-Benz by Brown Meggs; Ascari: Ascari's Last Curve by John Fitch; Levegh: Dark Inheritance by Erwin C. Lessner; Vukovich: What Made Vuky Race? by Cornelius Ryan; Shelby, Gregory, Hill: American Triumvirate by John Tomerlin; Letter to Ridelle by Masten Gregory; Fangio: Wary Old Daredevil by Marshall Smith; Bentley: Glory Chariot by Griffith Borgeson; Mercedes-Bens, Auto-Union: The Big White Cars by Purdy; Bugatti: The Genious of Ettore Bugatti by Purdy; Record Cars: Speed! by Stirling Moss; Novi: Hard Luck Car of the Indy 500 by Paul R. Hayes; Alfa Romeo, Masterati, Ferrari: Italian Red! by John Tomerlin; 500 cc Cars: Bombs Away by Harry Morrow; Corvette: The Day that Corvette Improved the Breed by John Fitch with Charles N. Barnard; Stock Cars: A Death in the Country by Charles Beaumond; Paris-Madrid, 1903: Race of Death by Kent Karslake; Tourist Trophy, 1905: Flat-Twin Triumph by Richard Hough; French G.P., 1921: Victory for the United States by Rex Hays; Brooklands: Farewell to Brooklands by John Bolster; London G.P.: Around the Houses by "E.C.L."; Targa Florio, 1930: Italy Wins the Targy by W.F. Bradley; Tripoli G.P., 1935: The Shadows Lift by Rudolf Caracciola; German G.P., 1935: One Against Nine by Anonymous; Gilmore Stadium: The Golden Days of Gilmore by OCee Ritch; Italian G.P., 1953: Battle of the Giants by Gregor Grant; Rheims, 1953: Incident at Dawn by John Fitch; Mexican Road Race, 1954: New King of the Mountains by John Bentley and Coles Phinizy; Le Mans, 1955: End of an Epoch by Douglas Rutherford; Mille Miglia, 1955: With Moss in the Mille Miglia by Denis Jenkinson; German G.P., 1957: Fangio, the Supreme Master by Jenkinson; Pebble Beach: The Ragged Edge by William F. Nolan, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Germain Bazin
        Mus?e De l'Ermitage. Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture
      sp;- Paris - Editions Cercle d'Art, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Muse De l'Ermitage. Les Grands Maitres de la Peinture with text by Germain Bazin, chief conservator for paintings and drawings at the Muse du Louvre. In French. With numerous colour illustrations tipped in, some of which fold out and some in black and white. Two hundred and four illustrations in total with a list to rear. With illustrated endpapers including a plan of l'ErmitageCondition: In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities, marginal fading, marks and stains to rear board. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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Pasternak, Boris
        Doctor Zhivago
      London: Collins & Harvill, 1958. First edition in English. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear to the extremities. A very nice example of this literary highspot. In his 1958 New Yorker review, Edmund Wilson called the novel "one of the very great books of our time Doctor Zhivago will, I believe, come to stand as one of the great events in man's literary and moral history." It was not allowed to appear in the Soviet Union until 1987, twenty-seven years after the author's death.

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PASTERNAK, Boris.
        Doctor Zhivago. Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari.
      London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958 - Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With the dust jacket. Edges and endpapers slightly foxed, tips a little bumped; a very good copy in the slightly foxed jacket that has a faded spine, two short closed tears - one to the rear panel and one to the rear flap, and some rubbing to the extremities. First edition in English, first impression, of the book that earned Pasternak the Nobel Prize for literature. The award was offered in mid October 1958, but before the end of the month, under intense pressure from the Soviet authorities, Pasternak was forced to reject the award.

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Southern, Terry and Mason Hoffenberg (writing as Maxwell Kenton)
        CANDY
      The Olympia Press, Paris 1958 - Southern's erotic adaptation of Candide. First issue in green printed wraps with original price "1200 Francs" on rear cover, without later price overstamp. A Very Good copy with creasing and a small tear on the front cover, wear at the spine ends and along the fold. Internal contents clean, save for date, March 11, 1968, stamped on front end paper. A notorious rarity and one of several important works first published by the Olympia Press due to obscenity concerns in the U.S., others include "Lolita" and "The Naked Lunch." Basis for the 1968 cult Marquand film of the same name and featured on Playboy Magazine's list of "25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written." Additional images available upon request. Very Good. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Nabokov, Vladimir [1899-1977]
        Lolita [1]
      Printed in Israel for The Olympia Press 7, Rue Saint-SÃ©verin, Paris First Israeli Edition [1958] Two volumes in one first Israeli edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark navy leather textured paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7Â½'' x 4Â½''. Contains 190; 223 printed pages of text. There were apparently 1000 numbered copies printed [ours bears the number 137 on the inside front flap] of which half were issued in wrappers the rest as here in boards. A little ghosting to the end papers and one vertical faint tape shadow line to the lower paste down where the dust wrapper has been protected in brown paper and secured, now removed. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with a tear to the front fore edge, tanning of the paper to the spine and edges of the flaps, tiny flaked chips to the spine tips, priced 7.500 in pencil to the rear panel. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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