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Men. A Dialogue Between Women. Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland, with a Prefatory letter by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake
by SANDER, Allegra, [GREENE, Graham, preface]; [HOLLAND, Vyvyan, translator]; [PEAKE, Mervyn, illustrator]
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London: Cresset Press, 1955. INSCRIBED First Edition in English. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.95 [1]. INSCRIBED by the translator, Vyvyan Holland, to the author, publisher and critic Alec Waugh in blue ink to front free endpaper: 'For Alec / who knows / far more / about this / subject than / any of us / from Vyvyan / april 24. 1956.' Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and blue box on upper board. Tobacco scent; spine toned. Very good. Written by one of Greene's mistresses, and translated from the original French by Oscar Wilde's son Vyvyan. This cutting dialogue between a younger and an older woman lays bare the psychology of men in their relationships with women, and the strategies women have developed to take what advantages they can.
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- Title
- Men. A Dialogue Between Women. Translated from the French by Vyvyan Holland, with a Prefatory letter by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake
- Author
- SANDER, Allegra, [GREENE, Graham, preface]; [HOLLAND, Vyvyan, translator]; [PEAKE, Mervyn, illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- London: Cresset Press, 1955
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Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books, and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.
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