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TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, November 21, 1957 ., November 21, 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 58
Scope and Contents Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, thanking Ergaz for various letters and contracts that he has signed and is returning, save for the Gallimard contract, to which he objects. Mentions threat by G. to publish a limited edition of Lolita in the US, and hopes Ergaz has explained to G. that it will be easy for VN to have such an edition seized, and that VN will not hesitate to do so. Is interested in a legal opinion on his rupture with Olympia....
Dates: November 21, 1957
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, December 11, 1957 ., December 11, 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 59
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, noting that he has received a letter from Kahane to the effect that the first volume of Lolita will appear soon, asserting that the problems between he and Girodias are hardly confined to the question of Lolita's relative cost in France and the US, and refusing the Gallimard contract for Lolita unless the latter excludes the film rights.

Dates: December 11, 1957
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, December 23, 1957 ., December 23, 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 60
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, asking Ergaz to refuse all attempt at payment by Girodias, and calling a G.'s check of 178 francs an attempt to "get a rise out of me". Finds the Kahane translation very good, if in need of some minor corrections. Wonders what Ergaz's lawyer friend advises re: his (non)termination of contract with Olympia. Some pencil markings.

Dates: December 23, 1957
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, December 30, 1957 ., December 30, 1957

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 61
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, going through the points of his disagreement with Girodias (apparently in response to a request by Ergaz), explaining that at one point VN contemplated initiating legal action against Olympia. Asserts that the contract is American, and that the American courts are competent. Pencil underlining, probably VN's.

Dates: December 30, 1957
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TL to Mr. M. Girodias from Vladimir Nabokov, January 3, 1958 ., January 3, 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, in dismay over the news that Walter Minton (Putnam) has discussed an agreement based on a 50/50 division of royalties. VN would rather not publish at all in the US under such conditions. Pencil note (probably Véra's): "copie (pour votre dossiers)."

Dates: January 3, 1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, January 18, 1958 ., January 18, 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 63
Scope and Contents Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, complaining of Ergaz's delay in letting him know of her lawyer friend's advice re: the contract with Olympia, her silence on the subject of the judgment that overturned the ban on Lolita and other Olympia Press Books (it was Girodias who telegraphed him the news), and explaining the necessity for a new contract with G. A vague threat of initiating court proceedings against G. According to postscript, letter...
Dates: January 18, 1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, February 15, 1958 ., February 15, 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 64
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, noting that Putnam has sent a contract to Girodias according the latter a 7.5% royalty, something to which VN, though firmly opposed, has acceded on Putnam's advice, and asking after the publication status of various works ( Conclusive Evidence, Pnin, and Invitation). Pencil annotations.

Dates: February 15, 1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, March 16, 1958 ., March 16, 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 65
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Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, offering a 5% commission on the Putnam contract to Ergaz.

Dates: March 16, 1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

TLS to Madame D. Ergaz from Vladimir Nabokov, September 16, 1958 ., September 16, 1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 66
Scope and Contents Written from Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY, in French, wondering why he was not informed, by either Girodias or Ergaz, of the new ban on Lolita, and wanting more information on the British police's view of Lolita as a borderline case. Hints at an advantageous new offer for Lolita by an unnamed British firm and notes that he has received, via Ergaz, a check for the Lolita royalties from...
Dates: September 16, 1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

5 Telegrams to D. Clairouin from Vladimir Nabokov, 1948-1958 ., 1948-1958

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 67
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Written from Cambridge (1) and Ithaca (4) regarding publication and translation of Lolita and Invitation to a Beheading.

Dates: 1948-1958
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4627, Vladimir and Véra Nabokov publishing correspondence / Series I. Outgoing Correspondence from Vladimir Nabokov 1947-1975

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