The Confidential Agent
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (+)/Fair
- Seller
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Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. Neat name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanned pages and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with repair to front, pieces missing from spine ends and small tear/chips to upper and lower edges. 247pp. Sub-titled 'An Entertainment' - In which Grahan Greene combines all the tricks and tensions of a thriller with the sensitive and scrupulous writing of important literature.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Fair. Illus. by Biro (jacket design). 7.25 x 4.75 inches.
Synopsis
Graham Greene (1904-1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the foreign office. His many books include The Third Man , The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt . He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Godley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027673
- Title
- The Confidential Agent
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Illustrator
- Biro (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 7.25 x 4.75 inches
- Keywords
- Fiction, Graham Greene, Vanguard Library
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.