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Nice reading copy w/ some shelf wear to cover

The end draws near

The Defense by Vladimir Nabokov [1964 FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING] murders and the second was thatThe Defense "aka The Luzhin Defense" by Vladimir Nabokov FIRST U. S. PAPERBACK PRINTING [1964] POPULAR LIBRARY Very nice reading copy. Cover shows wear and creasing. Binding is tight and pages are clean and read nicely. A chilling story of obsession and madness. Luzhin, a distracted, withdrawn boy, takes up chess as a refuge from everyday life. As he rises to the heights of grandmaster, the game of chess gradually supplants the world of reality as he