Bitter Lemons
by Lawrence Durrell
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1962 Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A study of Cyprus in 1953-56. 255pp with index illustrated with black and white drawings to the text. Spine slanted and slightly creased, sunning and marking to edges, mark left by paper clip to lower edges, some staining to a few margins and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise fair/good reading copy..
Synopsis
Bitter Lemons is an autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell, describing the three years (1953-1956) he spent on the island of Cyprus. The book was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for 1957, the second year the Prize was awarded.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011672
- Title
- Bitter Lemons
- Author
- Lawrence Durrell
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...