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Lawrence Durrell – Mountolive – First Edition 1958
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A first edition, first printing of Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell, published by Faber & Faber, London in 1958. A near fine book inscribed and dated by a previous owner in blue in to the front paste-down, binding slightly cocked, toning and staining to top edge of text block, spotting to fore-edge of text block, spotting to prelims. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine, chipping to the upper edge of rear panel and front flap fold, small open tears to centre of the spine, some damp staining internally.
Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell, the third novel in The Alexandria Quartet, shifts focus to David Mountolive, a British ambassador in Egypt. Told in a more traditional narrative style than its predecessors, it reveals hidden motives and political intrigues shaping the lives of characters like Justine and Nessim. Against a backdrop of colonial tension and rising nationalism, the novel intertwines diplomacy, betrayal and love. Durrell deepens the Quartet’s exploration of truth, perspective and the complexities of human relationships.
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A first edition, first printing of Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell, published by Faber & Faber, London in 1958. A near fine book inscribed and dated by a previous owner in blue in to the front paste-down, binding slightly cocked, toning and staining to top edge of text block, spotting to fore-edge of text block, spotting to prelims. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine, chipping to the upper edge of rear panel and front flap fold, small open tears to centre of the spine, some damp staining internally.
Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell, the third novel in The Alexandria Quartet, shifts focus to David Mountolive, a British ambassador in Egypt. Told in a more traditional narrative style than its predecessors, it reveals hidden motives and political intrigues shaping the lives of characters like Justine and Nessim. Against a backdrop of colonial tension and rising nationalism, the novel intertwines diplomacy, betrayal and love. Durrell deepens the Quartet’s exploration of truth, perspective and the complexities of human relationships.
