# Is "Sauve Qui Peut" by Lawrence Durrell a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Sauve Qui Peut by Lawrence Durrell (Faber & Faber, 1966) is identified by: First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1966. The UK Faber and Faber edition of 1966 is the true first; the US Dutton edition followed in 1967.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1966
- The third collection of Antrobus diplomatic stories (after Esprit de Corps and Stiff Upper Lip)
- Bound in original pink cloth with gilt-blocked titling to the spine; the text of roughly 82 pages carries nine full-page line drawings by Nicolas Bentley, one per story
- First-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price to the front flap (unclipped), with sunning to the spine panel a common condition point rather than an issue point
- Publisher imprint reads Faber & Faber
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year | 1966 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1966 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing, Faber and Faber, London, 1966. The third collection of Antrobus diplomatic stories (after Esprit de Corps and Stiff Upper Lip). Bound in original pink cloth with gilt-blocked titling to the spine; the text of roughly 82 pages carries nine full-page line drawings by Nicolas Bentley, one per story. First-issue dust jacket should retain its printed price to the front flap (unclipped), with sunning to the spine panel a common condition point rather than an issue point.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Faber and Faber edition of 1966 is the true first; the US Dutton edition followed in 1967.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Sauve Qui Peut* by Lawrence Durrell a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/sauve-qui-peut
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.