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Berg Collection, New York Public Libary

Vladmir Nabokov hunting butterflies, 1929-30. He inscribed the photograph to Anna Feigin, Véra's cousin, with a verso in Russian: "Aniuta from Volodia. The author of 'King, Queen, Knave' appeared in the film 'K.Q.K.' He is undeservingly handsome. The author of 'Luzhin's Defense' just take [an admiring] look at the enduring mug of 'Mashenka's Author and at the mug of the Author of 'Chobra' [i.e., Chobra's return]."Photographer unknown.
 
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