the alexandria quartet, faber and faber 1957, Original o primera edición (11 resultados)

Cloth. Condición: Very Good Indeed. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. None Ilustrador. First edition. A complete first edition set of Lawrence Durrell's 'Alexandria Quartet', with 'Mountolive' and 'Clea' retaining their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of each volume of the quarter.With the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrappers to 'Clea' and 'Mountolive'.Lawrence Durrell's tetralogy of novels present three perspectives of a single set of events and characters in Alexandria, Egypt, both before and during WWII. The fourth book - 'Clea' - book is set six years later.In order of publication, present here are: 'Justine' (1957), 'Balthazar' (1958), 'Mountolive' (1958) and 'Clea' (1960).With a loosely inserted letter, dated 1970, from John ME Talbot, the sales office manager of Faber, the publisher of these works. Addressed to L.A. Shilcof, Talbot informs him that any copy of 'Balthazar' dated 1958 is a first edition.With the bookplate of John Waern Hill to the front pastedown of 'Clea' and 'Mountolive'. With the inscription of T I Rodela to the front free endpaper of 'Justine'. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with price unclipped dust wrapper to final two volumes. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, with rubbing to back strip of 'Justine'. Otherwise, externally excellent. Dust wrappers in excellent condition, with light chipping to head of 'Mountolive', and minor edge wear to tail of each dust wrapper. Bookplates to front pastedown of two latest works, with inscription to front free endpaper of 'Justine'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. book.

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.

First Edition. 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. 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.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition set published by Faber and Faber between 1957 and 1960. All four volumes are first edition and first print copies. The set consists of 1. Justine (1957) with the first issue dust wrapper without the hand print on the spine. This is a very good copy. It has a little loss and wear to the spine ends. There are small short tears to the corners. The spine is a shade browned. There is a piece of archival tape to the reverse of the jacket. Two of the corners of the book are bumped. The front free end paper has an impression of a previous owner's pencil inscription. This copy of Justine comes with its original book society wraparound band along with a card that is tucked into the front and signed by Laurence Durrell. 2. Balthazar (1958) is a very good or better copy. The spine of the jacket has browned and there is a patch of browning to the front and back panel. The book is in nice shape. 3. Mountolive (1958) is about near fine. With a browned spine and minor wear to the top. It is not price clipped and the book is excellent. 4. Clea (1960) is near fine. A superb copy with just one tear to the top of the front panel of the wrapper and a shade browned to the spine. The book and jacket overall are excellent. A presentable first print set overall. It is rare to find the promotional band and signed card. . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 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.

Four volumes, comprising: 1. JUSTINE. Pp. 254; red cloth, spine blocked in blue and lettered & decorated in gilt, tiny ink stain to top fore-corner of upper board, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; top edges pale blue; 2. BALTHAZAR. Pp. 250; blue cloth, spine blocked in red and lettered & decorated in gilt; top edges pale yellow; 3. MOUNTOLIVE. Pp. 320; yellow cloth, spine blocked in purple and lettered & decorated in gilt; 4. CLEA. Pp. 288; orange cloth, spine blocked in green and lettered & decorated in gilt; all demy 8vo; dust wrappers, Justine price-clipped, but in the first issue state (without the small handprint on the backstrip), slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with tiny chip at head of backstrip (which is faded), the edges and backstrip of Balthazar lightly faded, with tiny chip at foot of backstrip, edges of Mountolive a trifle rubbed, Clea faintly soiled; housed together within a custom-made navy cloth slipcase with ribbon pull; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedowns, the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Faber and Faber, London, 1957-1960. First editions. Thomas & Brigham 27, 29, 30 & 33.

All first edition, first printings, published by Faber between 1957-60 (with no mention of subsequent printings). Comprising: JUSTINE - A very good+ book with no inscriptions. In a very good unclipped first issue wrapper (first issue does NOT have the hand imprint on the spine and is priced at 15s and not 16s). The wrapper has one small internal tape repair to a closed tear. Some small chipping to the spine tips and corners. The rare first novel (one of 500 copies) of the Alexandria Quartet. BALTHAZAR - A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1958. A fine book without inscriptions in a dust wrapper which has a couple of repairs to the spine tips and a little light spotting to the folds. Becoming scarce. MOUNTOLIVE - A first edition, first printing published by Faber & Faber in 1958. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some slight browning to the text block, however, clean internally and tightly bound. Some slight bumping to the head and base of the spine. One small stain to the front board. In a very good, unclipped wrapper showing chipping to the head and base of the spine and edges. Some slight loss to the top of the front panel and three very small, closed tears to the rear panel. CLEA - Published by: Faber and Faber in 1960. Bound in orange boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine. Tightly bound - a fine book. In a near unclipped wrapper - a little browned to the spine. A rare set of all four first editions in the Alexandria Quartet and the author's masterpiece.

First editions, first impressions, of Durrell's enduring masterpiece, a study of love and political intrigue in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during the Second World War. "The four novels emerged in rapid succession from 1957 to 1960 and elicited wildly divergent but generally favourable reviews, praising or attacking Durrell's luxuriant prose, his highly romantic recreation of Alexandria, and his self-proclaimed use of Einstein. Only with the Quartet sales did Durrell begin to live from his writing" (ODNB). Thomas & Brigmore 27, 29-30, 33. Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels, The Best in English Since 1939, 1984. 4 works, octavo. Original variously coloured cloth, spines lettered in gilt on a coloured ground. With dust jackets. Housed in custom cream cloth slipcase with gilt spine lettering and blind hand device on covers after Justine jacket design. Ownership stamp on front free endpapers of Peter Silverman (Balthazar) and Sheila A. C. Hutchinson (Mountolive). Couple of bumps to extremities, tiny puncture to spine of Clea, affecting jacket, foxing to edges of Justine, small mark to fore edge of Balthazar, all contents clean. A very good set indeed in very good dust jackets, each price-clipped except Balthazar, light toning to spines, occasional closed tears, Justine with horizontal crease at head of rear panel, Balthazar with chips to spine and fold ends with old tape on verso of spine, upper edges of Mountolive a little nibbled, the set presenting nicely overall.

Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive and Clea]. London: Faber and Faber , [1957-1960]. First editions. Four octavo volumes. 253, [1, blank] pp.; 250 pp.; 320 pp.; 287, [1, blank] pp. Justine is a first edition with a first issue jacket. The jacket is unclipped and priced 15s. The spine contains no hand-print and the review for "White Eagles Over Serbia" is the last review on the rear panel. Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea are also first editions in first issue jackets. Justine in original orange cloth. Spine stamped in blue and lettered in gilt. Top edge blue. Some very minor foxing to edges of text block. Spine of jacket slightly sunned and rubbed. Balthazar in original blue cloth. Spine stamped in red and lettered in gilt. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Jacket with sunning to spine and along edges. Mountolive in original yellow cloth. Spine stamped in purple and lettered in gilt. Some light foxing to edges of text block and to edge of cloth. Clea in bright orange cloth. Spine stamped in green and lettered in gilt. Text block edges with some foxing. All volume in the original pictorial dust jackets, unclipped. A near fine set of Durrell's major work and all appear to be unread. "While [living in] Cyprus [in the 1950s], Durrell began writing Justine, the first volume of The Alexandria Quartet. He would eventually complete the four books in France. The Quartet was published between 1957 and 1960 and was a critical and commercial success. Durrell received recognition as an author of international stature." (Biography, International Lawrence Durrell Society). HBS 68771. $3,750.

First editions, first printings. Four volumes. With an autograph letter signed. Beautifully bound in full red, blue, yellow and orange leather after the design of the original cloth bindings. Titles and decorative borders in gilt to the spines. Hand sewn endbands. All edges gilt. Housed in a bespoke black cloth slipcase. Justine with a little light spotting to the prelims and with a pocket to the rear pastedown to house the folded autograph letter. A fine set of the first printing of Durrell's critically acclaimed tetralogy, immaculately presented. The letter written from the author's Bellapaix home reads "Dear Vi / Just a brief note to tell you that we are thinking with deep sympathy of you, and that if there is anything we can do for you at this end you have only to ask / your sincerely / Lawrence Durrell". In 1998 the Modern Library ranked The Alexandria Quartet number 70 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First editions, first impressions, of Durrell's enduring masterpiece, a study of love and political intrigue in Alexandria, Egypt, before and during the Second World War, presented here in sumptuous bindings by the Chelsea Bindery. "The four novels emerged in rapid succession from 1957 to 1960 and elicited wildly divergent but generally favourable reviews, praising or attacking Durrell's luxuriant prose, his highly romantic recreation of Alexandria, and his self-proclaimed use of Einstein. Only with the Quartet sales did Durrell begin to live from his writing" (ODNB). Thomas & Brigmore 27, 29-30, 33. Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels, The Best in English Since 1939, 1984. 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.