TLS signed ““Sincerely yours, Vladimir Nabokov”,” one page on a self-contained 7.25 x 9 aérogramme mailer, September 13, 1959. Nabokov writes to his French literary agent, Madame D. Ergaz. In part: “I asked my wife to tell you that I recognized your right to a commission on sales of my books written before Lolita … with the exception of The Real Life of Sebastian Knight and Pnin…. I have signed my first contract with Rowohlt regarding Luzhin’s Defense and received an advance of $300…. You can go ahead with the Serbo-Croats and with the Greeks…. Please, bear in mind that Mr. Santos was working on the Greek translation [probably of Lolita]. If that translation is good, the Greek publisher might be offered its use (without our participation in the transaction, our course)…. I shall very soon give you the lawyer’s formula regarding subsidiary rights in foreign-language agreements. My lawyer’s position is that Mr. Girodias should not be informed of any transactions except those in which he has a rightful interest, i.e. volume full-price editions…. Anyway, please set up a new contract with Anker for the Israeli pocketbook edition.” In fine condition overall, with a few small marginal tears and pen marks, and light wrinkling. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
