Lawrence Durrell — Sappho a Play in Verse

London, Faber and Faber, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this verse play, with original unclipped dust wrapper. A very smart first edition copy of this play, bound in publisher's original grey cloth. With the original unclipped dust wrapper.  Penned by expatriate British author, poet, and dramatist Lawrence Durrell. Durell is most known for his Alexandria Quartet, published between 1957 and 1960. This play caused speculation into Durrell's personal life, when, upon her suicide, the diaries of Durrell's daughter - whom he named Sappho, and who was born the year after this work was published - were examined. Within, some argued that Sappho Durrell alluded to an incestuous relationship with her father.  The plot of this play contains a similar beat, in which the fictionalised ancient poet Sappho faces the same accusation, which is then revealed to be ungrounded. Bound in original grey cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. Slight fading to spine. Mild age toning to endpapers. Dust wrapper smart. Moderate chipping to extremities. Moderate sunning to extremities. Small closed tear to dust wrapper front joint at head. Very small closed tear to dust wrapper front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd minor spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.