Lawrence Durrell — Livia or Buried Alive

London, Faber and Faber, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of 'Livia or Buried Alive' by Lawrence Durrell. 'Livia', published in 1978 and sub-titled Buried Alive, is the second volume in Lawrence Durrell's 'The Avignon Quintet&apos. The novel revolves around the novelist Blandford, introduced at the end of the previous novel 'Monsieur', and introduces us to the sisters Livia and Constance, both briefly figuring at the end of 'Monsieur', their brother Hillary, Constance's husband Sam and a number of other new characters. Blanford's creation Robin Sutcliffe, although dead since the previous novel, makes further appearances. In a green cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. There are some chips and closed tears to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.