An Irish Faustus. A Play In Nine Scenes. First Edition signed by author on title page.
by Durrell, Lawrence
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1963.. 8vo. Purple Gilt Cloth, 91 pp., Dust Jacket Good with marginal tears at head and tail of spine, price-clipped, light stains, else Very Good. With related book-collecting notes laid in. (Brigham, p. 20)Provenance: Collection of Chiefly First Editions by Lawrence Durrell, most signed presentation copies, inscribed to his friend Jeremy Mallinson. Mallinson, was Gerald Durrell’s right-hand man from the early days of the Jersey Zoo (now Durrell Wildlife Park). Association copy.
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- An Irish Faustus. A Play In Nine Scenes. First Edition signed by author on title page.
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber, 1963.
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