Norden, Charles (pseudonym of Lawrence Durrell).. Panic Spring. Original First American Edition Signed by Durrell on title page, and signed inscription dedicated to Jeremy Mallinson on FFEP.. NY: Covici, Friede., 1937.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 12mo. 372 pp., Beige Cloth, Very Good with some staining to covers & end papers. First Durrell book published by Faber, who suggested a pseudonym because Pied Piper of Lovers had been a failure. (Brigham, p. 2)Provenance: Collection of Chiefly First Editions by Lawrence Durrell, most signed presentation copies, inscribed to his friend Jeremy Mallinson. Mallinson, was Gerald Durrell's right-hand man from the early days of the Jersey Zoo (now Durrell Wildlife Park).

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Durrell, Lawrence. [Norden, Charles]. PANIC SPRING. Signed. Covici, Friede, New York, 1937.

Price: US$3775.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Signed by Lawrence Durrell on a tipped-in leaf. A very good or better copy in beige cloth, (discreet bookplate to the rear endpaper), red titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with some light use. 8vo. 372 pp. The uncommon second book by the author of The Alexandria Quartet under the pseudonym of Charles Norden. Excellent example. [From a comprehensive TBCL Durrell collection of first editions in superb condition].

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada