Author: Lawrence Durrell
Title: Constance or Solitary Practices
Description: London, Faber and Faber , 1982. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of the central volume to Lawrence Durrell's 'Avignon Quintet', nominated for the 1982 Booker Prize. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel is set during the outbreak of World War II, with the Nazi invasion of Poland, with locations including Avignon, France; Geneva, Switzerland; Poland, and Egypt. The Avignon Quintet of which this novel is part of is known for its contradictory narrators and thematic materials, ranging from Gnosticism to metafiction and sexual identity. From acclaimed British novelist, poet and travel writer, Lawrence Durrell. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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