Fine Books & Manuscripts - Catalogue 89

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Inscribed By Durrell For T. S. Eliot

43. Deus Loci A Poem DURRELL, Lawrence

Privately Printed For The Author, 1950. First edition. Number 46 of 200 copies privately printed for the author. Inscribed by Durrell for T. S. Eliot to the colophon, “T. S. Eliot OM, by Lawrence Durrell”. In the original paper wrappers. A fine, unopened copy. [42585] £6,500 An excellent association copy of a rare item. T. S. Eliot played an important role in Durrell’s literary career, and in 1937 recommended to his colleagues at Faber that they publish his first work, The Black Book . Although that book ended up being published in Paris, Eliot would go on to be Durrell’s editor at Faber, with the firm pub - lishing Panic Spring in 1938, and went on to publish the Alexandria Quartet among other works.

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