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First British Edition, First Impression. A Fine copy in pale goldenrod cloth, in a Fine green dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 320pp. Third volume in the Alexandria Quartet. This copy bears the bookplate of noted bibliophile Lawrence Clark Powell on the front pastedown. Nice association. Q20947.

Mountolive is the third volume of The Alexandria Quartet series by British author Lawrence Durrell. Set in pre-World War II Alexandria, Egypt, Mountolive is part of a sequence of novels that tell a complex story of passion, politics, and betrayal. The series is celebrated for its rich and intricately woven narrative and exploration of modern love.