Lawrence Durrell - Monsieur or the Prince of Darkness

London, Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first novel in the Avignon Quintet from British writer Lawrence Durrell. First edition. The first novel in The Avignon Quintet, a five-volume series set before and during the Second World War, largely in France, Egypt, and Switzerland. This novel is based on a metafictional narrative in five major sections, each with a competing narrator. It does not resolve which of the narratives are 'real' and which are 'fiction&apos. Written by Lawrence George Durrell, an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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