Correspondence from Véra Nabokov to Doussia Ergaz, June 12, 1956 to November 8, 1956 ., June 12, 1956, November 8, 1956

5 TLS, in English and French, mainly regarding negotiations with American firms for the publication of Lolita. Expresses her and her husband's concern that Girodias has apparently deceived Ergaz about the existence of a clause that would have prohibited G. from negotiating contracts for Lolita. without VN's consent. Asserts inevitability of prosecution when Lolita. is published in the States, and reminds Ergaz that the interim copyright allows only 1500 copies of the novel to be imported. Includes a typed copy of Howard Nemerov's letter to the NY Times protesting the "vicious absurdity" of the censorship of Lolita. Autograph annotations.