Trilogie

3 vols., 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (green/blue/burgundy respectively), sides with gilt frame borders, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker in each volume, an elegant set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The set comprises 'My Family and other Animals' (first edition, 1956); 'Birds, Beasts and Relatives' (first edition, 1969); 'The Garden of the Gods' (first edition, 1978). Durrell's Corfu trilogy, now widely recognised as a modern classic, recounts the hilarious adventures of the Durrell family on the island of Corfu during the 1930s. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.