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First editions, first printings. Four volumes. With an autograph letter signed. Beautifully bound in full red, blue, yellow and orange leather after the design of the original cloth bindings. Titles and decorative borders in gilt to the spines. Hand sewn endbands. All edges gilt. Housed in a bespoke black cloth slipcase. Justine with a little light spotting to the prelims and with a pocket to the rear pastedown to house the folded autograph letter. A fine set of the first printing of Durrell's critically acclaimed tetralogy, immaculately presented. The letter written from the author's Bellapaix home reads "Dear Vi / Just a brief note to tell you that we are thinking with deep sympathy of you, and that if there is anything we can do for you at this end you have only to ask / your sincerely / Lawrence Durrell". In 1998 the Modern Library ranked The Alexandria Quartet number 70 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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.