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Durrell, Lawrence COLLECTION OF C.114 VOLUMES, CHIEFLY FIRST EDITIONS BY DURRELL, MOST SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR OR PRESENTATION COPIES INSCRIBED TO HIS FRIEND JEREMY MALLINSON: [as Charles Norden]. Panic Spring. New York: Covici Friede, 1937, first American edition, inscription “Inscribed for Jeremy by Larry Durrell 1977”, original cloth, [Thomas A7], binding soiled; The Black Book. Paris: The Obelisk Press, 1938, signed “Lawrence Durrell 1973”, original wrappers, [Thomas A8, Pearson/Obelisk A56], some browning, abrasion to extremities of wrappers; a new edition, Faber, 1973, inscribed by Durrell to Jeremy Mallinson, cloth, dust-jacket; A Private Country. Faber & Faber, 1943, first edition, signed “David Wright”, inscribed “Dear Jeremy – where do you find these | things – and how marvellous to | find one with the signature of that | fine poet David Wright in it!! | Yours Larry Durrell | 1978”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomas A9], postcard sent by David Wright loosely inserted, dust-jacket slightly damaged; Cities Plains and People. Faber & Faber, [1946], first edition, inscription “Jeremy – a pleasure to | sign this long out of | print book for you - | Larry Durrell Jersey | 1978”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A 12], dust-jacket slightly faded; Cefalû. Editions Poetry London, [1947], first edition, inscribed “Human life | is a | damnable | labyrinth | out of which | one never | escapes | Jeremy from | Larry Durrell | 1974”, a maze is drawn next to the inscription, also signed “To Jeremy – | Love | Margaret | (Durrell)” and “For | Jeremy | from | Gerry | (Durrell)”, original light brown cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomas A15], slightly browned in margins, dust-jacket slightly damaged; Reflections on a Marine Venus. Faber & Faber, [1953], first edition, inscription “a long period in this island | at the end of the war – one of | the nicest and best periods of | my life – I tried to make | a small poem about it. | Jeremy, if it works, it is for you. | Yours Larry Durrell | 1974 | Sommières”, original green cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A21], minor spotting, some damage to dust-jacket; Monsieur. Faber, 1974, uncorrected proofs, loose gatherings, signed “from Larry”; Le Grand Suppositoire. Paris, editions Pierrre Belfond, 1972, uncorrected page proofs (incomplete) inscribed by Durrell, with copy of first edition in paper covers; The Passionate Epicure… Faber, 1961, proofs, signed and inscribed by Durrell “for Jeremy…for Xmas | Nimes | 1977”); The Red Limbo Lingo. A Poetry Notebook. Faber, 1971, one of 100 signed by the author, cloth, acetate dust-jacket, slipcase; On the Suchness of the Old Boy. Turret Books, 1972, illustrations by Sappho Durrell, one of 226 copies signed by author and artist, paper covers; Proems. The Fortune Press, [1938], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original black boards, [Thomson D2], occasional minor spotting; Justine. Faber and Faber, [1957], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A27], some spotting, spine of dust-jacket faded; White Eagles over Serbia. Faber and Faber, [1957], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell 1986”, original cloth, dust-jacket, dust-jacket slightly soiled; Balthazar. Faber and Faber, [1958], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A29], some spotting, spine of dust-jacket faded; Mountolive. Faber and Faber, [1958], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A30], some spotting; Pope Joan. Adapted from the Greek of Emmanuel Royidis by Lawrence Durrell. André Deutsch, [1960], revised edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original red cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson D3], minor damage to dust-jacket, some spotting; Collected Poems. Faber and Faber, [1960], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell