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First edition. 8vo. Original grey cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d. First edition of Bowles' famous novel, following an American couple, Port and Kit Moresby, as they traverse the North African desert, confronting existential despair and the void of human existence. Published in 1949, the novel is pivotal for its bleak portrayal of post-war disillusionment and its exploration of alienation, themes that resonated deeply in mid-20th-century literature.