A Collection of Works About and By Graham Greene

Graham Greene; Dennish Cannan; Pierre Bost

Published by Lester & Orpen Dennys; The Bodley Head; The Viking Press; Heinemann; et al. 1948-1992, London; New York, 1948

About this Item

An extensive collection of works by Graham Greene, the influential award winning novelist, including many of his best known novels such as 'The Power and the Glory', with most being the first edition. An extensive set of works by and about Graham Greene. Greene was an influential English writer, considered to be one of the most important novelists of the twentieth century. This collection includes many of his popular novels such as 'The Power and the Glory' and 'Our Man in Havana', collections of his essays, and his play 'Our Man in Havana'.The first Canadian edition of "The Tenth Man", "The Last Word and Other Stories", and "Yours etc: Letters to the Press 1945-89". The first edition, later issue to "A Sort of Life", with "J. M. Barrie" to pp. 177 rather than "Sir John Barrie" found in the first state. The first American edition of "The Heart of the Matter" and "A Sort of Life". The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of "Getting to Know The General" and "Monsignor Quixote". The first edition of "An Impossible Woman" "Sense of Reality", "Collected Essays", "Why Do I Write", "The Living Room" and "In Search of Character". The first edition, first impression with complete numberline to "Reflections" and "A World of my Own". The first edition, first state to "Doctor Fischer" with the uncorrected "Leave Alone" to pp. 9. The second edition, Showroom copy of "The Complaisant Lover". A later edition of "Our Man in Havana". 'The Time Reading Program' special edition to "The Power and the Glory". The acting edition of 'The Power and the Glory: A Drama in Three Acts". This set includes: "The Tenth Man" (1985), "The Last Word and Other Stories" (1990), "A Sort of Life" (1971), "The Heart of the Matter" (1948), "Getting to Know the General: The Story of An Involvement" (1984), "Yours etc: Letters to the Press 1945-89" (1989), "Monsignor Quixote" (1982), "Reflections" (1990), "Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party" (1980), "Collected Essays" (1969), "The Complaisant Lover: A Play" (1966), "Our Man in Havana" (1960), "The Sense of Reality" (1963), "In Search of a Character: Two African Journals" (1961), "A Sort of Life" (American first ed, 1971), "Why Do I Write: An Exchange of Views Between Elizabeth Bowen (1948), Graham Greene and V. S. Pritchett", "The Power and the Glory (1962), "The Living Room" (1953), "A World of My Own" (1992), "The Power and the Glory: A Drama in three Acts" by Dennish Cannan and Pierre Bost (1959), "Introductions to Three Novels" (1962), and "An Impossible Woman: Memories of Dottoressa Moor" (1975). In the publisher's original cloths and paper covers, with the original dust wrappers to most. 'Why Do I Write' and 'The Living Room' are lacking the original dust wrappers. Externally lovely to most, with only minor marks to several of the volumes, a slight lean to three volumes, front joint weak to 'Power and Glory'. 'Power and Glory: Drama in Three Acts' is in the original paper covers and has sunning to extremities, light spotting, minor marks, creasing, and minimal fading externally. "Showroom copy" stamp to front free endpaper to 'Complaisant'. Most of the wrappers are excellent with slight marks, minimal wear, and the odd closed tear. Small tidemark to the spine to 'Collected Essays'. Wrap to 'Heart of the Matter' is worn with sunning to the spine and rear, loss to the head and tail of the spine, closed tears and chipping to the extremities, and slight marks. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages to most, only occasional light spotting and minimal age toning to the odd volume. Near Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Collection of Works About and By Graham Greene
• Publisher: Lester & Orpen Dennys; The Bodley Head; The Viking Press; Heinemann; et al. 1948-1992, London; New York
• Publication Date: 1948
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Weight: 7 kilograms
• Book Type: book