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Mountolive
by Lawrence Durrell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£250.00£225.00
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An excellent first edition copy of this novel by Lawrence Durrell in its original, unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. The third of a quartet of novels known as the Alexandria Quartet, published before the publication of the last novel. Published as its own novel, this volume is great to read by itself, although more can be gained by reading the complete group. The longest, most entertaining, and not the least overwhelming of the first three novels according to its dustwrapper. Set in Alexandria around the Second World War, the story told in all four novels is essentially the same, but from different points of view, to reach a conclusion in Clea. This book is the only one written in a third person narrative and the most overtly political.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear and slight bumping ot head and tail of spine. inscribed by a previous owner to front free endpaper, dated 1987. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent with only minor shelfwear, with a small inscription by a previous owner to front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Mountolive, published in 1958, is the third volume in the The Alexandria Quartet series by British author Lawrence Durrell. Set in Alexandria, Egypt around WWII, the four novels tell essentially the same story from different points of view and come to a conclusion in Clea. Mountolive is the only third person narrative in the series, and it is also the most overtly political.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 762A50
- Title
- Mountolive
- Author
- Lawrence Durrell
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- novel durrell alexandria quartet durrell political first editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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