[as Charles Norden]. Panic Spring. New York: Covici Friede, 1937, first American edition, inscription “Inscribed for Jeremy by Larry Durrell 1977”, original cloth, [Thomas A7], binding soiled; The Black Book. Paris: The Obelisk Press, 1938, signed “Lawrence Durrell 1973”, original wrappers, [Thomas A8, Pearson/Obelisk A56], some browning, abrasion to extremities of wrappers; a new edition, Faber, 1973, inscribed by Durrell to Jeremy Mallinson, cloth, dust-jacket; A Private Country. Faber & Faber, 1943, first edition, signed “David Wright”, inscribed “Dear Jeremy – where do you find these | things – and how marvellous to | find one with the signature of that | fine poet David Wright in it!! | Yours Larry Durrell | 1978”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomas A9], postcard sent by David Wright loosely inserted, dust-jacket slightly damaged; Cities Plains and People. Faber & Faber, [1946], first edition, inscription “Jeremy – a pleasure to | sign this long out of | print book for you - | Larry Durrell Jersey | 1978”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A 12], dust-jacket slightly faded; Cefalû. Editions Poetry London, [1947], first edition, inscribed “Human life | is a | damnable | labyrinth | out of which | one never | escapes | Jeremy from | Larry Durrell | 1974”, a maze is drawn next to the inscription, also signed “To Jeremy – | Love | Margaret | (Durrell)” and “For | Jeremy | from | Gerry | (Durrell)”, original light brown cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomas A15], slightly browned in margins, dust-jacket slightly damaged; Reflections on a Marine Venus. Faber & Faber, [1953], first edition, inscription “a long period in this island | at the end of the war – one of | the nicest and best periods of | my life – I tried to make | a small poem about it. | Jeremy, if it works, it is for you. | Yours Larry Durrell | 1974 | Sommières”, original green cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A21], minor spotting, some damage to dust-jacket; Monsieur. Faber, 1974, uncorrected proofs, loose gatherings, signed “from Larry”; Le Grand Suppositoire. Paris, editions Pierrre Belfond, 1972, uncorrected page proofs (incomplete) inscribed by Durrell, with copy of first edition in paper covers; The Passionate Epicure… Faber, 1961, proofs, signed and inscribed by Durrell “for Jeremy…for Xmas | Nimes | 1977”); The Red Limbo Lingo. A Poetry Notebook. Faber, 1971, one of 100 signed by the author, cloth, acetate dust-jacket, slipcase; On the Suchness of the Old Boy. Turret Books, 1972, illustrations by Sappho Durrell, one of 226 copies signed by author and artist, paper covers; Proems. The Fortune Press, [1938], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original black boards, [Thomson D2], occasional minor spotting; Justine. Faber and Faber, [1957], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A27], some spotting, spine of dust-jacket faded; White Eagles over Serbia. Faber and Faber, [1957], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell 1986”, original cloth, dust-jacket, dust-jacket slightly soiled; Balthazar. Faber and Faber, [1958], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A29], some spotting, spine of dust-jacket faded; Mountolive. Faber and Faber, [1958], first edition, “Autographed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | Jersey | 1960”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A30], some spotting; Pope Joan. Adapted from the Greek of Emmanuel Royidis by Lawrence Durrell. André Deutsch, [1960], revised edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original red cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson D3], minor damage to dust-jacket, some spotting; Collected Poems. Faber and Faber, [1960], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original cloth, dust-jacket, [Thomson A34], minor spotting (another copy, also signed); The Ikons and other Poems. Faber and Faber, [1966], uncorrected proof copy, “Inscribed for Jeremy | by Larry Durrell”, original wrappers; Tunc. Faber and Faber, [1968], uncorrected proof copy, “Inscribed for Jeremy | by | Lawrence Durrell | 1977”, original wrappers, [cf. Thomson A45], wrappers slightly browned; Nunquam. Faber and Faber, [1970], uncorrected proof copy, “Inscribed for Jeremy | by Larry Durrell | 1977”, original wrappers, [cf. Thomson A47]; Vega and other poems. Faber and Faber, [1973], uncorrected proof copy, “Inscribed for | Jeremy by | Larry Durrell | 1977 | Nîmes”, original wrappers, [cf. Thomson A51], some browning; Selected Poems. Edited with an Introduction by Alan Ross. Faber and Faber, [1977], first edition, “Inscribed for | Jeremy | Happy Xmas! | from | Larry Durrell | 1977”, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine of dust-jacket slightly faded; Livia or Buried Alive. Faber and Faber, [1978], first edition, “Inscribed for | Jeremy Mallinson | by | Lawrence Durrell | 1979”, original green cloth, dust-jacket; The Greek Islands. Faber and Faber, [1978], first edition, inscribed “Lawrence Durrell | the great crested | Durrell for his | friend Jeremy | 1986”, original cloth, dust-jacket; Constance or Solitary Practices. Faber and Faber, [1982], first edition, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1986”, original blue cloth, dust-jacket; Quinx or The Ripper’s Tale. Faber and Faber, 1985, first edition, inscribed “Dear Jeremy – a chance | to shake your hand | admiringly and wish you | all the best | Larry Durrell | 1985”, original olive green cloth, dust-jacket; An Irish Faustus. Birmingham: The Delos Press, 1987, number 46 of 75 copies, signed “Lawrence Durrell | 1987”, with an illustration by Oscar Epfs (Lawrence Durrell), original cloth; AND APPROXIMATELY 85 OTHERS, chiefly by Durrell, including MANY FURTHER FIRST EDITIONS of his major works (incuding Clea, Prospero’s Cell, Bitter Lemons, Nunquam, Tunc, Sebastian, Selected Poems, Mountolive and others), THE MAJORITY INSCRIBED BY HIM FOR JEREMY MALLINSON, also including works by Henry Miller (e.g. Order and Chaos chez Hans Reichel, New Orleans: Loujon Prress, 1966, slipcase) and others, some limited editions, original bindings; chiefly 8vo (114)

The conservationist Jeremy J. C. Mallinson OBE, formerly Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey, and friend of Gerald and Lawrence Durrell 

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