Lolita (2 volumes)

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library, 1983. Facsimile of the first edition published by The Olympia Press in Paris. Paperback. Fine. Part of the Published in Paris (banned books) series.

188; 223pp. Duodecimo [20.5 cm] Green wraps lettered and bordered in black and white. The bottom edge of the front wrap of volume 1 shows very minor edge wear, else fine. In a natural beige cloth covered clamshell, as issued (near fine, with just a bit of rubbing to the title label). This title was not issued with the First Edition Library Explanatory Notes, however there is a single explanatory note page that was issued for all three titles in the series. Tropic of Cancer and Ulysses are the other two tiles that were issued in this series (not present). All three titles in this series are scarce. The First Edition Library is known for producing superior quality facsimile editions of highly regarded works from the 19th and 20th centuries.

From the Indiana University Banned Books Website Page-

"One of the most famous and controversial novels of the twentieth century, Lolita by the Russian-born American writer Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) is presented as prison confession of the protagonist Humbert Humbert, who recounts his pedophilic attraction for twelve-year old Lolita and their subsequent "affair." First published in Paris by Maurice Girodias' Olympia Press in 1955, the book was banned by the French government a year later... The first U.S. edition of the novel, published by Putnam in August 1958, ranked it among the bestselling novels of all time, with 100,000 copies sold in the first three weeks, and more than 50 million copies sold worldwide since then. Despite its lasting impact on popular culture... the novel has become more popular than ever in recent years because of its subject matter