{"product_id":"mountolive-by-lawrence-durrell-1959-first-us-edition-hardcover-with-dust-jacket-alexandria-quartet","title":"Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell 1959 First US Edition Hardcover with Dust Jacket Alexandria Quartet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1959 first American edition of Mountolive by Lawrence Durrell is a hardcover copy with its original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third novel in The Alexandria Quartet shifts the story toward British diplomat David Mountolive and the political and personal tensions surrounding his return to Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover novel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mountolive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lawrence Durrell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e E. 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