Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell 1959 First US Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket Alexandria Quartet
$29.99
This 1959 first American edition of Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell is a hardcover copy with its original illustrated dust jacket.
The third novel in The Alexandria Quartet shifts the story toward British diplomat David Mountolive and the political and personal tensions surrounding his return to Egypt.
Details
- Item: Hardcover novel
- Title: Mountolive
- Author: Lawrence Durrell
- Publisher: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc.
- Year: 1959
- Edition/Printing: First American edition
- Format: Hardcover
- Dust Jacket: Present
- Pages: 318
- Series: The Alexandria Quartet, third novel
- Binding: Black cloth boards with gold spine lettering
- Original Jacket Price: $3.95
- Library of Congress Card Number: 59-7793
- Size: Approximately 8 inches by 6 inches by 1 inch
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- The pages are clean, legible, and securely held in the binding.
- The black cloth boards remain sound, with the gold spine lettering still visible.
- The original illustrated dust jacket is present and retains its strong blue color and front artwork.
- The first American edition statement is clearly printed on the copyright page.
Issues / Wear
- The dust jacket shows rubbing, scuffing, edge wear, creasing, and small chips and tears along the top and bottom edges.
- The jacket corners and spine ends are worn, with small areas of paper loss.
- The hardcover shows rubbing and cloth wear at the upper spine and board edges.
- The pages and page edges show age toning.
See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.
This 1959 Dutton first American edition still has its original $3.95 dust jacket, and it suits a reader filling a gap in an Alexandria Quartet collection. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
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- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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