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VN Bibliography: In Memoriam & al (fwd)
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EDITORIAL NOTE. McGraw-Hill, Nabokov's publisher at the time of his death
in 1977, arranged a memorial service and tribute in New York. Several of
Nabokov's friends and his son, Dmitri, spoke briefly. Mc Graw-Hill
published their remarks in a small, handsome brochure which is now a
collector's item. Eric Roman provides a full bibliographic description
below.
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DESCRIPTION:
blue cloth gold stamp on the top third of the front page /IN MEMORIAM/
VLADIMIR NABOKOV/1899-1977/ faded spine with /IN MEMORIAM: VLADIMIR
NABOKOV McGRAW-HILL/ stamped in gold orange brown endpapers golden ISBN
number stamped on bottom right hand corner of back board 3 collations 42
pages [1-2]3 [4-6] 7-10 [11-12] 13-15 [16-18]19-23 [24-26] 27-38 [39-40]
41-42 half-title page: IN MEMORIAM VLADIMIR NABOKOV Title page:
(everything is centered save for the date and location which are right
justified) on top third of page: /IN MEMORIAM/VLADIMIR NABOKOV/ 1899-1977/
middle of the page: /Harold McGraw, Jr./Alfred Appel, Jr./Julian L.
Moynahan/Alfred Kazin/Dmitri Nabokov/John H. Updike/
Below and right justified:
/July 21, 1977/ New York City/
At the bottom,
McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY/bullet New York bullet/
Copyright page:
acknowledgment and thanks page
All Contributions start below the middle of the page with the words in
memoriam right justified [1-2] 3 [4-6] 7-10 [11-12] 13-15 [16-18]19-23
[24-26] 27-38 [39-40] 41-42
page1: /HAROLD W. McGRAW, Jr./
page 3: a paragraph
page 5: /ALFRED APPEL, Jr./
page 7-10: essay
page 11: /JULIAN L. MOYNAHAN/
page 13-15: essay
page 17: /ALFRED KAZIN/
page 19-23: essay
page 25: / JOHN H. UPDIKE/
page 27-38: essay
page 40:/ DMITRI NABOKOV/
page 41-42: essay
McGraw says how privileged to have met such a man as
Nabokov; Appel remembers a few instants and laughs they
shared together and what Nabokov represented for him;
Moynahan expplains what drew him to Nabokov and touches on
the depth of Nabokov's art; Kazin deals with Nabokov in a
historical context, his place, his stature, personality and
beliefs. John Updike makes some critical remarks generously
adorned with extracts from Nabokov's works.
Dmitri Nabokov's small tribute reflects on his father's life and
career.
Nabokov Kazin essays are remembrances and short tributes to
Nabokov the man and Nabokov the writer
Eric Roman
Computer Resource Consultant
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-7840
in 1977, arranged a memorial service and tribute in New York. Several of
Nabokov's friends and his son, Dmitri, spoke briefly. Mc Graw-Hill
published their remarks in a small, handsome brochure which is now a
collector's item. Eric Roman provides a full bibliographic description
below.
------------------------------
DESCRIPTION:
blue cloth gold stamp on the top third of the front page /IN MEMORIAM/
VLADIMIR NABOKOV/1899-1977/ faded spine with /IN MEMORIAM: VLADIMIR
NABOKOV McGRAW-HILL/ stamped in gold orange brown endpapers golden ISBN
number stamped on bottom right hand corner of back board 3 collations 42
pages [1-2]3 [4-6] 7-10 [11-12] 13-15 [16-18]19-23 [24-26] 27-38 [39-40]
41-42 half-title page: IN MEMORIAM VLADIMIR NABOKOV Title page:
(everything is centered save for the date and location which are right
justified) on top third of page: /IN MEMORIAM/VLADIMIR NABOKOV/ 1899-1977/
middle of the page: /Harold McGraw, Jr./Alfred Appel, Jr./Julian L.
Moynahan/Alfred Kazin/Dmitri Nabokov/John H. Updike/
Below and right justified:
/July 21, 1977/ New York City/
At the bottom,
McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY/bullet New York bullet/
Copyright page:
acknowledgment and thanks page
All Contributions start below the middle of the page with the words in
memoriam right justified [1-2] 3 [4-6] 7-10 [11-12] 13-15 [16-18]19-23
[24-26] 27-38 [39-40] 41-42
page1: /HAROLD W. McGRAW, Jr./
page 3: a paragraph
page 5: /ALFRED APPEL, Jr./
page 7-10: essay
page 11: /JULIAN L. MOYNAHAN/
page 13-15: essay
page 17: /ALFRED KAZIN/
page 19-23: essay
page 25: / JOHN H. UPDIKE/
page 27-38: essay
page 40:/ DMITRI NABOKOV/
page 41-42: essay
McGraw says how privileged to have met such a man as
Nabokov; Appel remembers a few instants and laughs they
shared together and what Nabokov represented for him;
Moynahan expplains what drew him to Nabokov and touches on
the depth of Nabokov's art; Kazin deals with Nabokov in a
historical context, his place, his stature, personality and
beliefs. John Updike makes some critical remarks generously
adorned with extracts from Nabokov's works.
Dmitri Nabokov's small tribute reflects on his father's life and
career.
Nabokov Kazin essays are remembrances and short tributes to
Nabokov the man and Nabokov the writer
Eric Roman
Computer Resource Consultant
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-7840