Lawrence Durrell
153 copies for sale · $15–$3,750 · 80 first editions · 16 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Red Limbo Lingo: A Poetry Notebook Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
LA DESCENTE DU STYX - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$65
The Red Limbo Lingo: A Poetry Notebook Limited Edition, Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Red Limbo Lingo; A Poetry Notebook (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$125
LA DESCENTE DU STYX (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$100
Livia; Or buried Alive (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$50
Vega; And Other Poems (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$45
Alexandria Quartet (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$3,750
MOUNTOLIVE (signed) — Michael Pyron Books$750
CLEA (signed) — Michael Pyron Books$750
The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Montolive & Clea (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$750
Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£275
Works on the market
NUNQUAM5 copies · £20–£95
THE BLACK BOOK5 copies · $48–$85
NUNQUAM5 copies · A$20–A$75
BALTHAZAR4 copies · $40–$148
LIVIA : ; Or Buried Alive4 copies · $43–$74
TUNC : ; A Novel4 copies · €21–€63
Quinx, or The Ripper's Tale3 copies · £30–£275
CLEA3 copies · $40–$158
A KEY TO MODERN BRITISH POETRY3 copies · $20–$73
Tunc3 copies · £20–£60
The Dark Labyrinth3 copies · $20–$45
MOUNTOLIVE2 copies · $273–$324
THE IKONS AND OTHER POEMS2 copies · $25–$123
MONSIEUR2 copies · $25–$93
Irish Faustus; A Modern Morality in Nine Scenes2 copies · $75
CONSTANCE, OR SOLITARY PRACTICES2 copies · $32–$73
SICILIAN CAROUSEL2 copies · $53–$58
The Tree of Idleness, and other poems2 copies · £50–£55
NUNQUAM : ; A Novel2 copies · $48
THE IKONS AND OTHER POEMS2 copies · $25–$40
Market context
68 copies of Lawrence Durrell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $44 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Ikons, uncorrected proof, 1966; and others, mainly potery and plays, v.s., (c.40) (forum, 2026-09-03)£90
On Seeming to Presume, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to G (forum, 2026-09-03)£90
Quinx or the Ripper's Tale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author (forum, 2026-07-02)£110
Acte, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, New York, 1 (forum, 2026-04-23)£100
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