first edition
1962 · New York
by Lawrence Durrell
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1962. Very Good/Very Good. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1962. First Omnibus Edition. Octavo; 884pp. Printed dust jacket with $10.00 price intact; book in red cloth with gilt lettering and blue title square to spine. Jacket shows a few shallow tears along edges, with a 1.5" crease at bottom front, wear to corners and spine ends, and some general toning and smudging, mostly to white back panel. Boards are clean with some fading along edges. Spine slightly cocked. Endpapers foxed. Opens easily between a few gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages unmarked.
First omnibus edition of Durrell's Quartet, consisting of the novels Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea. (Inventory #: 11275)
First omnibus edition of Durrell's Quartet, consisting of the novels Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea. (Inventory #: 11275)