Durrell Lawrence Novel (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Price Clipped. American First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. Traducció de Manuel de Pedrolo. Col. El Balancí, 173. Novel.la (illustrator).

Final Script for the 1969 film. Originally set to be made by maverick director Joseph Strick, who actually did some location shooting in Tunisia. However, Strick ran into disagreements with Fox executives, and was replaced with George Cukor, who shot the remainder of the film in Hollywood. Set in Alexandria in 1938, a young British schoolmaster named Darley meets Pursewarden, a British consular officer. Pursewarden introduces him to Justine, the wife of an Egyptian banker. Darley befriends her, and discovers she is involved in a plot against the British, the goal of which is to arm the Jewish underground movement in Palestine. Partially shot on location at Ennejma Ezzahra, a palace at Sidi Bou Said, in Northern Tunisia. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Final on the front wrapper and production No. 842, dated July 2, 1968. Title page present, dated July 2, 1968, noted as Final, with credit for screenwriter Marcus. 152 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 7-15-68 and 11-22-68. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three gold brads.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [Los Angeles]: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 1968. 145 pp. and 140 pp. Two scripts bound with brass brads in blue covers, Revised Screenplay dated June 12, 1967 with Moffat credited as writer, and Final dated July 2, 1968 with Marcus credited as writer. Uneven sunning to covers of both scripts, with nicking and bumping to extremities of both. Titles written in felt tip pen on spine of both scripts. Text of Revised copy printed on pale green paper, with text of Final version printed on blue, pale green, and pink paper. Based on Lawrence Durrell's 1957 novel of the same name, Justine is a film best seen as a creation that is independent of the book. Initially the film was directed by Joseph Strick, but it is rumoured that he was fired for his behavior while filming on location. George Cukor was brought in to finish the film, which resulted in a film with a plot that is largely incomprehensible, yet texturally rich. . Single Sheet. Very Good. …