LOLITA

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. First American Edition, First Printing, First State Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Octavo, 319 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine off-white with black and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$5.00". No later printings indicated to top corner of front flap of dust jacket. Minor chipping to edges and corners of dust jacket. Minor foxing to edges and spine of dust jacket. Slight foxing to bottom edge of textblock. Slight wear to spine. Minor foxing to top edges of boards. Shelved Case 2. This is a first issue dust jacket, lacking the later "Complete and Unabridged" on the front cover. First American edition, with "1955" on the copyright page despite being printed for the first time in the USA in 1958. 1391100. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1391100)