Autobiography from Rare Illustrated Books

London: Cassell & Company, 1935. First Edition. First edition of Lawrence Durrell's first novel. Highly autobiographical in character, an apprentice effort, Durrell's novel sank largely without trace. And as with so many unsold titles, the majority of copies were destroyed during the Blitz. "Pied Piper of Lovers" is part of a loose trilogy with Durrell's subsequent novels, "Panic… Read more about this item

Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, 1935. A story for children about the Australian gold rush, based on the real-life experiences of the author's grandfather. The book is profusely illustrated with evocative line drawings and photographs of the outback. Small quarto, line drawings and photographic illustrations throughout, fine in original pictorial cloth-backed boards.