Mountolive. Signed with dedication to Jeremy Mallinson inside cover by Lawrence Durrell in 1960.
by Lawrence Durrell
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1960.. 8vo. 320 pp., Orange Cloth, Dust Jacket with protective sleeve, Good with marginal tears and tiny losses at head & tail of spine, minor creasing & staining. Fourth Impression. This is part of Durrell's Alexandria Quartet. (Brigham, p. 15)Provenance: Collection of Chiefly First Editions by Lawrence Durrell, most signed presentation copies, inscribed to his friend Jeremy Mallinson. Mallinson, was Gerald Durrell’s right-hand man from the early days of the Jersey Zoo (now Durrell Wildlife Park). Association copy.
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- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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- Title
- Mountolive. Signed with dedication to Jeremy Mallinson inside cover by Lawrence Durrell in 1960.
- Author
- Lawrence Durrell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber & Faber, 1960.
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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