balthazar di lawrence durrell

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, 1957-60, 1957. 4 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red, blue, yellow and red morocco respectively after the design of the original cloth bindings, titles to spines gilt on contrasting coloured labels, plain blue endpapers, twin rule to turn-ins, all edges gilt. Housed in a red leather entry slipcase. A fine set. First editions, first impressions. Perhaps Durrell's greatest success, a study of love and political intrigue in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during World War II. Codice articolo 121818

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, 1957-60, 1957. 4 volumes, octavo. Original pink, blue, yellow and red cloth respectively, titles to spines in gilt. With the dust jackets. Ownership signature to front free endpaper of Clea. Some light foxing to edges of text block. An excellent set in the jackets, spine panels of Clea and Justine faded, some shallow chips, a couple of short closed tears and nicks to extremities, some faint foxing. First editions, first impressions. Codice articolo 112378

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Descrizione: Faber & Faber 1957-60, London, 1957. Hardcover. First Edition. Durrell's magnum opus, chronicling the lives of British expatriates in Egypt before WWII. The tetralogy was selected as No. 70 on The Modern Library's list of The 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century. Four octavo volumes. Cloth boards; dustjackets; 253+250+320+287pp. First Printings. Each Near Fine, clean and unmarked in original dustwrappers. Justine in unclipped, mildly spine-sunned second state jacket (handprint present on spine) retaining a portion of the "Book Society" wraparound advertising band; Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea each price-clipped, Balthazar with mild spine fading. Still a Near Fine set in attractive, lightly worn dustwrappers, Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Codice articolo 17004

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, London, 1960. Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. A very solid example of the true 1st editions, 1st issues of the 4 titles which make up Durrell's masterful "Alexandria Quartet". Published separately between 1957-1960, the Quartet includes "Justine" (1957), followed in quick succession by "Balthazar" (1958), "Mountolive" (1958) and, finally, "Clea" (1960). All 4 books have held up very well and all 4 are tight and Near Fine in crisp, price-intact, VG+ or better dustjackets. Save for a bit of very light chipping at the spine crowns and just a touch of darkening along several of the spines, this is an attractive, very well-preserved set. Codice articolo 13661

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, 1962, 1962. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, twin rule to to turn-ins, dark green endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy. Signed limited edition, number 56 of 500 numbered copies. Durrell's enduring masterpiece. Codice articolo 76495

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, London, 1957-1960. First Editions. First editions. Four volumes. 8vo. Bound c.2004 by Bayntun-Riviere in full light blue morocco, the spines lettered in gilt, hand-marbled endleaves, gilt edges. Codice articolo 2715

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Descrizione: London Faber and Faber -1960, 1957. First editions, first impressions, four volumes, 8vo., comprising Justine, internally fine, dust-jacket, price-clipped with two small closed chips and one small, closed tear to spine edges, light dust-soiling and a few spots to edges and fore-edge, otherwise very good and a better than usual example , 1957; Balthazar, internally fine, dust-jacket toned at extremities and on spine, closed tear to base of upper fold on spine, otherwise near-fine, 1958; Mountolive, fine, 1958; Clea, internally fine, a couple of minor marks to upper panel of dust-jacket but none of the usual fading to the spine, 1960; original cloth, bright, in all a very good-plus set. At the age of 11, Durrell, who was born in the North of India near Tibet, was obliged to move to England. He disliked living in such a different country and culture and never fully adapted to it. Only later, in 1935, when he and his family made a decision to live in Greece he felt that it reminded him of India. While in Greece, he drafted a novel entitled The Book of the Dead, a predecessor to his first volume of The Alexandria Quartet. However, only much later, in 1952, after his return to the Mediterranean, Durrell began actually writing Justine. During the 1940s he had worked for the British Information Office in Egypt. He was separated from his first wife, Nancy Myers, and in Alexandria he met Eve Cohen, a Jewish woman on whom the character of Justine is loosely based and who became his second wife. Durrell would eventually complete the Quartet in France. The Alexandria Quartet was a success, both with the critics and with an increasing readership and Durrell was acknowledged as being one of the most important writers of his time. Codice articolo 94249

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Descrizione: Edhasa. PAPERBACK. Condizione: Good. 8435001946. Codice articolo 9788435001946

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, 1957. Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Alexandria Quartet, all first printings published by Faber in their original jackets. Justine: very good book in a near fine, price-clipped jacket. Balthazar: a near fine book in a near fine jacket -- not price-clipped. Mountolive: fine book in a fine jacket -- not price-clipped. Clea: fine book in about a near fine jacket with slight fading to the red lettering on the spine and a closed tear to the rear flap fold. A very presentable set, mostly near fine. Codice articolo ABE-1549311567147

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, 1962, 1962. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles, dark green endpapers. A fine copy. First combined edition. Codice articolo 59975

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber (1957-60), London, 1957. First edition of each of the four volumes comprising his most critically acclaimed work. JUSTINE shows light foxing to page edges but is otherwise near fine in very good or better dust jacket with slight toning to spine, light soiling and tanning and tiny chips at spine tips; BALTHAZAR shows faint spotting along inner hinges but is otherwise bright and fine in very good to near fine dust jacket slightly darkened on spine and toned on edges and with few tiny corner chips; MOUNTOLIVE shows light scattered foxing to page edges and endpapers, otherwise near fine in like dust jacket with touch of rubbing, slight tanning to spine and tips nicked; CLEA shows moderate foxing to endpapers most noticeably on front pastedown but is only lightly foxed on page edges, otherwise bright and fine in near fine dust jacket with touch of light soiling and slightly sunned. Note: Ownership signature of "Harry Blackmer, Paris, 1960" on front pastesdown of CLEA. Presumably the same Blackmer in the 1932 Supreme Court decision that recognized a state's right to retain jurisdiction over its citizens abroad (Blackmer v. United States, 284 U.S. 421). Blackmer was found guilty of contempt for refusing to appear when subpoenaed as a witness for the U.S. in a criminal trial related to the Teapot Dome Scandal. Altogether a very good to near fine set. HIS MOST CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WORK. Codice articolo 53820

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, 1962, 1962. Octavo. Original orange cloth, titles to spine gilt on black ground, hand-print design to upper board in black, yellow endpapers, top edge gilt. With the original acetate dust jacket, in the publisher's black and gold slipcase. A superb copy. First collected edition, one of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf. A beautiful copy. Codice articolo 82296

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Descrizione: London Faber 1957, 1957. All first edition, first printings, published by Faber between 1957-60 (with no mention of subsequent printings). Comprising: JUSTINE Published by: Faber and Faber in 1957. Bound in original red boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine with no inscriptions, marks or stamps whatsoever. Some fading and a little wear to the gilt titling to the spine and some light marks to the centre of the foot of the front board. A good+ book. In a very good+ FIRST ISSUE (later issues had the hand-print mimicking the front cover design to the spine of the dust wrapper and review for 'White Eagles Over Serbia' being the last review on the rear panel). Small chip to the top of the front panel. Not price clipped showing 15s as called for. Some light chipping to corners and some browning to the spine. BALTHAZAR Published by: Faber and Faber in 1958. Bound in blue boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine. Tightly bound without inscriptions. A very good book. In a very good+ clipped first issue wrapper. With a little light chipping to the spine tips. Two small internal tape repairs. MOUNTOLIVE Published by: Faber and Faber in 1958. Bound in yellow boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine. Tightly bound with one name and date to the front pastedown. A near fine book with one small stain to the top edge. In a near fine unclipped wrapper (first issue) with some light wear to the head of the spine. CLEA Published by: Faber and Faber in 1960. Bound in orange boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine. Tightly bound with only one name to the ffep. A fine book. In a near unclipped wrapper - a little faded to the spine. A rare set of all four first editions in the Alexandria Quartet and the author's masterpiece. Codice articolo 10962

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Descrizione: Faber. London. 1957 - 1960, 1957. Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FOUR VOLUMES. All FIRST EDITIONS. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.3 inches). A fine and clean set in fine recent leather bindings of full dark blue morocco. Spines with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Decorative floral gilt border on the boards. Top edges gilt Housed in a felt-lined slip case with dark blue cloth covering. A fine set of this popular tetralogy. Codice articolo 8797

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, 1962, London, 1962. Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. London: Faber and Faber, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. "The sea is high again today, with a thrilling flush of wind.I have escaped to this island with a few books and the child - Melissa's child". First One Volume Edition of Lawrence Durrell's masterpiece, Limited to 500 Signed and Numbered copies. 8vo. 884 pp. Fine in the publisher's salmon-orange cloth covered boards, bevelled edges, with leather title-label to the spine. Top edge gilt. Includes a short Preface by the author, written for this edition. A lovely example in the original unlettered plastic dustwrapper and the publisher's patterned black and gold paper covered slipcase showing some minimal use. An extremely nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo 32614

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Descrizione: Faber & Faber, London, 1962. Signed limited first edition of Durrell's masterpiece, one of 500 numbered copies. Signed by Lawrence Durrell on the limitation page. Octavo, original orange cloth, hand-print design to upper board in black, yellow endpapers, top edge gilt. With the original acetate dust jacket, in the publisher's black and gold slipcase. Bookplate to the front pastedown of book collector Otis Skinner Blodget. An exceptional example. Lawrence Durrell's masterpiece The Alexandria Quartet are four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1940s. The first of his four novels Justine "demands comparison with the best books of our century." Balthazar continues Durrell s epic series with "a spontaneous, resourceful new beauty" and, in the third novel Mountolive, Durrell again creates a "work of splendid craft and troubling veracity." The tetralogy s final novel Clea completes Durrell s stated design of modeling "the series on the relativity proposition in physics" altogether achieving "a spontaneous, resourceful new beauty" (New York Times). Codice articolo 97421

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber., 1962. First single volume edition. Signed by the author. Limited to 500 copies. Bound in the publisher's orange boards, with original acetate and black and gold slipcase. A fine copy, with the slightest of fading to the spine. Housed in a purpose-made folding box. The author had always intended the Alexandria Quartet to be read as one novel. This printing also allowed him to correct and amend the text of the first editions. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Codice articolo 7470

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Descrizione: Dutton, 2009. Hardcover. Condizione: New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!. Codice articolo XH007DLLR6n

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, London, 1962. Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Signed Limited Edition. Signed limited edition, and first single-volume edition. Copy number 88 of 500 copies, signed by Lawrence Durrell. Near Fine with cloth lightly rubbed at extremities and faintly faded at the spine; small, faint scrapes to edge of page block at early pages. In acetate wrapper which toned and dimpled at the spine. In a Very Good publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at the extremities, and darkened unevenly along the edges. The first single-volume edition of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, containing the novels Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea; Signed by the author. Codice articolo 180903001

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Descrizione: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1957. Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Each volume signed by Durrell on front free endpaper, except for Mountolive signed on title page. All early printings (though none firsts). All vols. (except for Justine) very good with good+ dust jackets: minor wear and handling soil; a few smalls tears to jackets; slightly inscreased soiling and discoloring to rear panels of Mountolive and Clea. Justine shows significant rub wear at head & foot of spine and significant dampstaining and chipping to jacket; signature also smudged. Books come in slipcase, scuffed and edge-worn. Jacket flaps clipped. Very rare to have the complete Quartet signed. Happy to send pictures. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 034843

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Descrizione: London: Faber and Faber, (1962), 1962. Thick 8vo, original orange-red buckram, gilt lettering. Durrell's famous masterpiece of fiction, here in its first collected, limited edition, the text of which was slightly revised by Durrell. Cloth very slightly worn; fine copy in the publisher's slipcase which is a little scraped and dinged. First collected edition, limited issue, number 390 of 500 numbered copies, signed by Durrell. Codice articolo 27898

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, 1962. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, 302/500 COPIES signed by the author, pp. 884, 8vo, original scarlet buckram, backstrip and front cover blocked and lettered in black, blind and gold, the backstrip a shade faded (as often), t.e.g., glassine-jacket, board slipcase with a little rubbing, very good. 'It has been possible, for this edition, to correct a number of small slips pointed out by readers and critics, and also to add some passages which were cut out of the original volumes in the MS. stage.' (Preface). Codice articolo 61925

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, 1963. Full-Leather. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. 1963 second edition, first printing of Justine, 1960s reprints of first editions of the other three books. Spines slightly faded. We have more books available by this author! The complete set of four books, finely rebound in two volumes by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Full burgundy morocco, gilt titles, rules, and decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. The collector who had these rebound included his/her monogram on the front corner: O.C.S. "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. The Quartet offers the same sequence of events through several points of view, allowing individual perspectives to change over time. Codice articolo 2263961

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber 1968; 1968, [1970, 1968. Condizione: Excellent condition. Limited Edition 398 of 500. 884 p. 21 cm. Hardcover. Orange linen binding. Edge worn slip case. Signed by author. Book is as described - all defects and marks are noted. A very nice copy. Codice articolo JH1151531

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber, London, 1962. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. London, Faber and Faber, 1962 (first thus). Octavo; orange buckram lettered in gilt on a black panel on the spine, with an illustration of a black handprint in a small indented panel in the front cover; top edge gilt; spine very slightly flecked; a fine copy with the fine original clear acetate dustwrapper and the publisher's slipcase (slightly rubbed at the extremities). The first collected edition, with revisions. Number 72 of 500 copies signed by the author. Codice articolo 102025

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Descrizione: Faber and Faber London, 1962. 8vo. Signed, limited edition. First edition in one volume. Original orange buckram decorated in black and gilt. Top edge gilt. In publisher's clear acetate jacket and black and gold paper-covered slipcase. Spine slightly faded as usual. Slipcase worn at extremities but sound and firm. Near fine. #257 of 500 copies signed by the author in violet ink. Codice articolo 866

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Descrizione: Gardners Books (December 31, 2000), 2000. Condizione: new. Codice articolo think0571086098

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Descrizione: Dutton, New York, 1962. Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Special limited, signed edition, number 45 of 199 copies, SIGNED BY DURRELL on limitation page. Beautiful patterned boards, with black cloth spine, top edge gilt. Just a hint of edge rubbing. In edge chipped acetate dustjacket, then in a slipcase. The slipcase was originally cream colored, but has edge, top and spine browning, minor edge chipping and light scuffing. In essence, it has protected this book well. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 884 pages. Codice articolo 47973

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Descrizione: E.P. Dutton, New York, 1958. Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Uncorrected proof, consisting of unbounded folded and gather sheets, with the first and last leaves stapled into the finished dustwrapper. Fine in very good dustwrapper with small tears. Scarce format. Codice articolo 380062

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