Author: Lawrence Durrell
Title: Numquam
Description: London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the dystopic fiction novel by Lawrence Durrell, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Nunquam' by Lawrence Durrell is the second of two books that makes up 'The Revolt of Aphrodite&apos. The novels are densely allusive and deal with very political and ideological themes. Critical responses were varied following the book's publication in 1970, but current scholarship is examining how these novels fit into the modern genre of dystopic fiction. Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990) was a expatriate British novelist whose most famous work is 'The Alexandria Quartet&apos. He was nominated for the Booker Prize in 1982.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Cloth is very bright, with a bit of wear to the extremities and the head and tail of spine. The dust wrapper is also very smart, with a bit of edgewear, particularly around the spine, and a bit of age toning to margins of wraps as well as fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean, with a bit of age toning to margins. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: Numquam Lawrence Durrell Tunc The Revolt of Aphrodite Lawrence Durrell Dystopian None


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