![]() ![]() Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. The first of his four novels Justine "demands comparison with the best books of our century." Balthazar continues Durrells epic series with "a spontaneous, resourceful new beauty" and, in the third novel Mountolive, Durrell again creates a "work of splendid craft and troubling veracity." The tetralogys final novel Clea completes Durrells stated design of modeling "the series on the relativity proposition in physics"altogether achieving "a spontaneous, resourceful new beauty" (New York Times). Lawrence Durrell's masterpiece The Alexandria Quartet are four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1940s. A very sharp set, rare and desirable signed. checking out a book Justine The Alexandria Quartet 1 Lawrence Durrell furthermore it is not directly done, you could undertake even more almost this life. Justine is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Signed for Christopher hope he finds her good company! Lawrence Durrell 1985.” Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea are each signed on the title page, “Lawrence Durrell 1985.” Each book is near fine to fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. ![]() $12,500.00 Item Number: 129876įirst editions of each of the novels comprising the author’s acclaimed Alexandria Quartet, each signed by Lawrence Durrell. Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea.ĭURRELL, Lawrence. The four novels emerged in rapid succession from 1957 to 1960 and elicited wildly divergent but generally favourable reviews, praising or attacking Durrells. ![]()
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