Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea; Being the Alexandria Quartet. -
Lawrence Durrell
1957 - Faber and Faber, London - First Editions
A finely bound set of first editions, housed in a bespoke slipcase.
'One of the most important works of our time.' - New York Times Book Review.
The Alexandria Quartet is is considered to be Lawrence Durrell's crowning literary achievement and his most admired work, at heart a sensuous and brilliant evocation of wartime Egypt, with the first three works presenting three diverging perspectives on the same set of events while the fourth acts as a coda.
In this world of corrupt glamour, L. G. Darley attempts to reconcile himself to the end of his affair with the dark, passionate Justine Hosnani - setting alight a beguiling exploration of sexual and political intrigue that Durrell himself described as 'an investigation of modern love'.
'A formidable, glittering achievement.' - Times Literary Supplement. Lawrence Durrell won the 1974 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house of A. and C. Black Ltd., and one of the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain. The Modern Library ranked The Alexandria Quartet as number 70 in its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Four octavo volumes (binding size 21x14.3cm), pp. 253 [1]; 250 [4]; 320; [2] 287 [1]. Elegantly bound in three quarter green morocco over matching marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettering and cornerpieces, twin scarlet morocco labels lettered in gilt, original cloth spines bound in to the rear, and housed together in a bespoke green cloth slipcase. Condition: One or teo spots of foxing to the first volume, and a small number of blooms to the front and back of later volumes, else fine, in fine bindings and slipcase. Ref: 112683 Price: HK$ 16,000
'One of the most important works of our time.' - New York Times Book Review.
The Alexandria Quartet is is considered to be Lawrence Durrell's crowning literary achievement and his most admired work, at heart a sensuous and brilliant evocation of wartime Egypt, with the first three works presenting three diverging perspectives on the same set of events while the fourth acts as a coda.
In this world of corrupt glamour, L. G. Darley attempts to reconcile himself to the end of his affair with the dark, passionate Justine Hosnani - setting alight a beguiling exploration of sexual and political intrigue that Durrell himself described as 'an investigation of modern love'.
'A formidable, glittering achievement.' - Times Literary Supplement. Lawrence Durrell won the 1974 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, founded in memory of a partner in the publishing house of A. and C. Black Ltd., and one of the oldest and most prestigious book awards in Britain. The Modern Library ranked The Alexandria Quartet as number 70 in its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Four octavo volumes (binding size 21x14.3cm), pp. 253 [1]; 250 [4]; 320; [2] 287 [1]. Elegantly bound in three quarter green morocco over matching marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettering and cornerpieces, twin scarlet morocco labels lettered in gilt, original cloth spines bound in to the rear, and housed together in a bespoke green cloth slipcase. Condition: One or teo spots of foxing to the first volume, and a small number of blooms to the front and back of later volumes, else fine, in fine bindings and slipcase. Ref: 112683 Price: HK$ 16,000