Quinx or The Ripper’s Tale.
by Durrell, Lawrence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1985. First edition of the fifth and final volume in the author's Avignon Quintet. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "Lawrence Durrell 1985." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket watercolor by David Gentleman. Jacket design by Pentagram. With Quinx, Lawrence Durrell completes his Avignon Quintet, a "quincunx" of complex and inventive novels rivaling his famous Alexandria Quartet. In Quinx, the characters introduced in Monsieur, Livia, Contance, and Sebastion converge on Avignon in the aftermath of WWII.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115874
- Title
- Quinx or The Ripper’s Tale.
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Lawrence Durrell First Edition Signed, Quinx or The Ripper's Tale First Edition
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