Vladimir Nabokov's memoir Conclusive Evidence retailed for $3.00 when it was published in 1951. Chapter 6 is "Butterflies," which was originally published in The New Yorker. In 1952, the author, a lifelong lepidopterist, signed a copy for William James, Jr., and added a detailed drawing of a butterfly. This exquisite copy of the book, with James's printed name and Cambridge address, isavailable today from Whitmore Rare Books, Inc., of Pasadena, for $35,000.
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| Vladimir Nabokov AbeBooks listing accessed March 10, 2026 |
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| Vladimir Nabokov AbeBooks item description |
Chapter 6 got its start in The New Yorker of June 12, 1948.
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| With a cartoon by Robert Day, left, and then a spot drawing of a mailbox by Esther Pressoir on the first page of "Butterflies" by Vladiimir Nabokov |
April 19, 2026 Update: Sold, apparently.
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