The Confidential Agent

by Greene, Graham

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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1939
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London: Heinemann, 1939. 1st. hardback. Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, blue boards (spine creased and torn), red spine titling, text block firm, pages unmarked (some browning at edges).. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Once a lecturer in medieval French, now a confidential agent, D is a scarred stranger in a seemingly casual England, sent on… Read more about this item
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1939
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UK: Heinemann, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene First Edition Heinemann 1939. No previous owner's name inscriptions or markings. Contents are clean and unblemished throughout and without foxing. Covers are VG+ and without bumping to corners. A bright copy. "The Confidential Agent" by Graham Greene is a gripping espionage… Read more about this item
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USA: Viking, 1939. First American Edition. Basis for the 1945 espionage film directed by Herman Shumlin, and starring Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall and Peter Lorre. A very good book with one name and date to the head of the endpaper. Four thin tape burns to the boards. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper. Creasing and rubbing to the spine… Read more about this item
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No dust jacket. Originally published in 1939. Little wear, shelf-wear along the lower edge. Pages are clean, tight and intact, although page 41 got folded some decades ago and is resisting flattening. A kinda rare and highly valued book.
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The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

by Greene, Graham

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1981
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Penguin Books, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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1939
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The Viking Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Published in September 1939 stated on the copyright page; First Edition. Book has moderate shelf wear with rubbing and slight soiling to the edges. Dust jacket has original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap; slight rubbing on the… Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent

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1973
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London: Penguin Books, 1973 Near fine copy.
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The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

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1954
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William Heinemann, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. first Thus. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Tan cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping.… Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

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1981
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The Confidential Agent

by Greene, Graham

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Used - Very Good
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1973
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Paperback
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London: Penguin Books, 1973. This is a very nice copy with unmarked interiors. Cover shows light shelfwear and age-toning. Light chippping to the spine-points. A very nice copy.. Reprint. Vintage Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Derek Birdsall - Cover Design . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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THE CONFIDENTIAL AGENT

THE CONFIDENTIAL AGENT

by Greene, Graham

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First American Edition
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1939
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New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First American Edition. A stunning copy of one of Greene's early "entertainments," basis for Herman Shumlin's 1945 film noir starring Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, and Peter Lorre. Wobbe A15.b; Hubin, p.175; The Dark Page, Vol.1, pp.120-121. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); powder gray cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in black and orange… Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent; An Entertainment

The Confidential Agent; An Entertainment

by Greene, Graham

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1945
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Garden City: Sun Dial Press, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Reprint Edition. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped (100100), generally toned, chipped and with some closed tears. Beige buckram, some rubbing at the surface, black ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An early Greene nove of international espionage inspired in… Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent (First Edition)

by Graham Greene

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1939
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New York: Viking Press, 1939. First American Edition. Basis for the 1945 espionage film directed by Herman Shumlin, and starring Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall and Peter Lorre. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Slight lean, with light soiling to the spine, and residue from sticker removal on the front endpapers. Jacket with corresponding residue… Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent

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1954
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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. … Read more about this item
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The Confidential Agent

by Greene, Graham

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1963
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Penguin, 1963. 1st edition.. Paperback. Paperback, VG. 206pp, covers bright, page edges slightly yellowed, pictorial cover by Paul Hogarth, a superior copy. Penguin book 1895. An espionage thriller, originally published in 1939. Greene was so displeased with his work that he wanted it published under a pseudonym.
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The Confidential Agent

The Confidential Agent

by Greene, Graham (1904-1991)

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First Vanguard Edition
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1954
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London : William Heinemann in association with Chatto & Windus, 1954. First Vanguard Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Vanguard Library ; no. 23. Physical description: 247… Read more about this item
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first
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1939
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Viking, 1939. first. hardcover. very good/very good. First US edition, with "Published in September 1939 on copyright page. Book is ex-library. Book and dust jacket very good, with library markings on front free end paper, bottom page edge and last page of book. Flaps of dust jacket attached to paste-downs; dj not removable.
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William Heinemann. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Published by William Heinemann, 1939. Octavo. Custom bound in ¾ navy morocco with gilt topstain and 5 raised spine bands stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no ownership markings, names or writing. Binding is tight with no cracks or loose pages. Light toning… Read more about this item
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1st Edition
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1939
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Viking Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first printing (so stated on the copyright page) in a very good dust jacket with the original $2 price still on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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The Confidential Agent: An Entertainment

by Graham Greene

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