The second novel in the famous Alexandria Quartet, Balthazar is an extraordinary feat of imagination. The novel contains brilliant descriptions of the city, country estate and desert, and the mysterious plot which connects the characters and culminates in a macabre murder at a party.
First edition, Lawrence Durrell, 1958, publisher, E.P. Dutton & Company. 220 pages. Clean copy. Slight water marks and spine tears on dust jacket.
