In Search of a Character: Two African Journals
by Greene, Graham
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good 1st edition, ex-library copy, with unclipped d/j in protective sleeve and glued down, pages bright but front board partiall
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bodley Head, 1961. 1st. hardback. Good 1st edition, ex-library copy, with unclipped d/j in protective sleeve and glued down, pages bright but front board partially detached. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Previously unpublished journals recording his African travels to the Belgian Congo in 1959 and an earlier wartime convoy to West Africa in 1941. Some of the raw material wound up in ""A Burnt-Out Case"" and ""The Heart of the Matter.""
Synopsis
Graham Greene (1904-1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the Foreign Office. His many books include The Power and the Glory , The Third Man , Our Man in Havana , The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt . He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.
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- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC29687
- Title
- In Search of a Character: Two African Journals
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good 1st edition, ex-library copy, with unclipped d/j in protective sleeve and glued down, pages bright but front board partiall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 123
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, memoir, Greene
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...