"A King, Queen, Knave", by Vladimir Nabokov, published by McGraw, New York, 1968, First Edition, First Printing, "First Edition" is stated on the copyright page, the bottom edge is not smoothly trimmed [state "A"].

Originally written in Berlin in 1928, it was translated from Russian to English by Nabokov's son "in collaboration with the author" in 1968.

The novel is the story of well-to-do Dreyer, who has a lovely but terribly cold wife, named Martha. Bored, manipulative Martha plots to make a lover of Dreyer's nephew, Franz, when he comes to work for Dreyer in Berlin.

Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) was a Russian-born novelist, poet, translator and entomologist. His first nine novels were in Russian, but he achieved international prominence after he began writing English prose.
Nabokov's "Lolita" (1955) was ranked fourth in the list of the Modern Library 100 Best Novels; "Pale Fire" (1962) was ranked 53rd on the same list, and his memoir, "Speak, Memory" (1951), was listed eighth on the publisher's list of the 20th century's greatest nonfiction. He was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction seven times.

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Hard boards, original publisher's cloth [some wear]; red endpapers, pen-written name on front endpaper, 6" x 8.1/2"; 272 pages + one page about author; a little shelf wear, very good binding and condition.