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The Black Book
by DURRELL, Lawrence
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1960. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 250pp. Spine ends and board edges lightly rubbed, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, edge-rubbed, with a 3/4" tear and associated creased at base of spine; Very Good+. First American edition of Durrell's mildly pornographic novel, first published by the Obelisk Press in 1938. The Black Book was Durrell's first major work; he mailed the only copy of the manuscript to Henry Miller, asking him to toss it into the Seine once he'd finished reading it. He didn't, thankfully, and through his encouragement the novel was published in Paris.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19131
- Title
- The Black Book
- Author
- DURRELL, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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