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Durrell's Alexandria Quartet first editions

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Author: Durrell, Lawrence
Title: The Alexandria Quartet
Place Published: London
Publisher:Faber and Faber
Date Published: [1957-1960]
Description:

4 volumes. (8vo) cloth, jackets. First Editions. Includes:

Justine. 253 pp. With later issue jacket. (Jacket with some rubbing to spine, a corner nicked, price clipped; volume spine a bit rubbed; very good in like jacket.) [1957].

Balthazar. 250 pp. (Jacket with a bit of wear to extremities, slight sunning at top edge; near fine in like jacket.) [1958].

Mountolive. 320 pp. (Fine or nearly so in like jacket.) [1958].

Clea. 287 pp. (Jacket a little soiled, slight wear to extremities and edges; very good or better in like jacket.) [1960].

Durrell's most important work of fiction, set in Alexandria, Egypt, in pre and post-World War II.

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Very good or better condition, an attractive set.

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Durrell's Alexandria Quartet first editions

Name: Durrell's Alexandria Quartet first editions
SKU: 51515129
Price: 600 USD
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