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THE BLACK BOOK
by Durrell, Lawrence
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Paris: Obelisk Press, 1938. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First True Edition - Uncut pages. Volume 1 in the Villa Seurat Series, edited by Henry Miller. First edition. First Issue. Original printed wraps. Octavo. 260pp. A cornerstone of prose fiction and long denied publication in the US until Lawrence gained recognition for his masterwork " .Quartet ." This is a near fine copy showing very light use of what has become a Durrell rarity. According to Alan Thomas's Illustrated Checklist/Bibliography, 1983, the first issue did not contain the erratum slip which was added later owing to a mistake in the pagination and only after "a number of copies had been dispatched".Front and end pages uncut. Stiff clear Mylar protective outer wrapper.
Neat collector's bookplate of editor, [collector], Morley Kennerley. "The books I own are impeccable. The fine binding lie along the wall in the firelight, snoozing softly in richness." - Lawrence Durrell, The Black Book.
Collectible copies of this title are few and far between.
Neat collector's bookplate of editor, [collector], Morley Kennerley. "The books I own are impeccable. The fine binding lie along the wall in the firelight, snoozing softly in richness." - Lawrence Durrell, The Black Book.
Collectible copies of this title are few and far between.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33585
- Title
- THE BLACK BOOK
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Obelisk Press
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1938
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Montreal, Quebec
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