Item #31304 ORIGINAL CONTRACT. Lawrence Durrell.

ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

New York: New York: 1945-46. 1945.

1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. ORIGINAL CONTRACT. Durrell, Lawrence. New York: 1945-46. Between Lawrence Durrell and Circle Magazine. [George Leite, Editor] to publish The Black Book in America for the first time. Signed by George Leite, Sept 24th 1945 and by Lawrence Durrell, November 20th, 1945. Two typed legal sized pages plus blue card cover, folded. In fact, The Black Book was never published by Circle and did not appear in the United States until years later. Leite had published both Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell in magazine and book form. Included is a 1 pp. TLS from Naomi Burton of Curtis Brown Ltd., dated 3rd January 1946 transmitting the signed contract to George Leite. All items in near fine or better condition. Unique documents. [From a comprehensive TBCL Durrell collection of first editions in superb condition].

Item #31304    Price: US$2,350.00