The Heart of the Matter
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151398127
- ISBN 13
- 9780151398126
- Seller
-
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
first American edition (stated) first printing (full HBJ 1979 letter line) hardcover in dust jacket; rusted paper clip impression front end paper, some light foxing to preliminary pages along edges, light foxing present to text block edge; text unmarked; sound binding; clean cloth cover, bright gilt titling; dj edge wear: little rub, small nicks at corner tips and spine head; flap price present phl
Synopsis
The Heart of the Matter (1948) is a novel by British author Graham Greene. It was the winner in 1948 of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. During World War II, Greene worked for the Secret Intelligence Service in Sierra Leone, which became the setting for the novel. In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to present.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12980
- Title
- The Heart of the Matter
- Author
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition U.S.
- ISBN 10
- 0151398127
- ISBN 13
- 9780151398126
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- January 1979
Terms of Sale
DrPanglossBooks
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Prospective buyers whose addresses lie outside the United States should inquire about postage charges, as those posted are inaccurate. All books priced at 40 USD and higher require Priority International Mail service. Sorry, no exceptions, as too many problems have arisen using first class international postage.
About the Seller
DrPanglossBooks
About DrPanglossBooks
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...