Lawrence Durrell — The Black Book

London, Faber and Faber, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Lawrence Durrell's passionate novel, in its unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work, originally published in Paris 1938 due to its sexual content, prohibited at that time in England. It was published in the US in 1960. Great Britain saw its publication only following the successful courtroom defence of D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover.Passionate and flamboyant novel by Lawrence Durrell, expatriate British author known for his work 'The Alexandria Quartet&apos. A bright copy presented in its original, unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only light bumping to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper smart with light shelf wear and creasing to head and tail of spine and extremities of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.