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The Alexandria Quartet
by Durrell, Lawrence
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1962. First edition. One of five hundred copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Each of Durell's collected novellas - Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Cleo - each tell of the same events in Egypt from different perspectves before and during World War II, with the final novel acting as a sequel to all three. Full orange cloth over boards with motif to upper panel within blind impression. T.e.g. Some edgewear and minimal soiling to endpapers and text block. Near fine. Housed in slipcase.
Synopsis
The Alexandria Quartet is a tetralogy of novels by British writer Lawrence Durrell, published between 1957 and 1960. A critical and commercial success, the books present four perspectives on a single set of events and characters in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during World War II. As Durrell explains in his preface to Balthazar, the four novels are an exploration of relativity and the notions of continuum and subject-object relation, with modern love as the subject.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33401
- Title
- The Alexandria Quartet
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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