Nabokov’s first book, Стихи [Stikhi / Poems] from 1916, a self-published volume of 68 Russian poems in cream-colored wrappers will be auctioned on 12 March by Bonhams in New York. It is number 252 of 500 copies.

Bonhams’ estimate is $25,000 – $35,000. The auction house catalog description doesn’t give the item’s provenance. It is lot 2036.

Full information is on the Bonhams website.