The Quiet American.
by GREENE, Graham
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Heinemann, 1955. . First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, blue topstain a little faded, spine slightly cocked, with the unclipped dustjacket, somewhat tanned, a few nicks to extremities, else very good.
First edition with the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'To Marcelle with love & thanks from Graham'.
The recipient was Marcelle Sibon, Greene's chief French translator with whom he worked from the late 1940s until his death. Presentation copies of this central work in Greene's canon are not common.
First edition with the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'To Marcelle with love & thanks from Graham'.
The recipient was Marcelle Sibon, Greene's chief French translator with whom he worked from the late 1940s until his death. Presentation copies of this central work in Greene's canon are not common.
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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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111834
- Title
- The Quiet American.
- Author
- GREENE, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Heinemann, 1955.
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