Lot 261
Durrell (Gerald) My Family and Other Animals, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author with a drawing, 1956.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Durrell (Gerald) My Family and Other Animals, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "With thanks for helping our bears" with a drawing of a bear below, ink ownership and gift inscription to endpaper "Elizabeth Maxtone Graham from Patrick Maxtone Graham who started me on all the Durrell Books 1957", original boards, spine sunned with a few splash marks, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light spotting extremities a little toned, a very good copy, 8vo, 1956.
⁂ Durrell's classic memoir of his childhood in Greece, rare signed, especially so with such a charming inscription.
Description
Durrell (Gerald) My Family and Other Animals, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "With thanks for helping our bears" with a drawing of a bear below, ink ownership and gift inscription to endpaper "Elizabeth Maxtone Graham from Patrick Maxtone Graham who started me on all the Durrell Books 1957", original boards, spine sunned with a few splash marks, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light spotting extremities a little toned, a very good copy, 8vo, 1956.
⁂ Durrell's classic memoir of his childhood in Greece, rare signed, especially so with such a charming inscription.