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The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Montolive & Clea
by Durrell, Lawrence
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon
Item Price
$750.00
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1962. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. Signed limited edition; number 167 of a limited 199 copies signed by Lawrence Durrell. Bound in publisher's marbled paper-covered boards over blue cloth spine lettered in gilt; lacking acetate wrapper and slipcase. Near Fine with light rubbing to binding, minor sunning to spine. Evidence of bookplate removal to first blank sheet. Three-quarter-inch exposure to front inner hinge at bottom. Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, containing the novels Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea; Signed by the author.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940313
- Title
- The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Montolive & Clea
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched... [More]
- fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the... [More]
- spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf.... [More]
- bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former... [More]
- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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