Greene (Graham), The Power and the Glory, first edition, thi...

Greene (Graham), The Power and the Glory, first edition, third printing, London: William Heinemann Ltd, [?May/June] 1940, half-title, some sporadic foxing, rare in original dustjacket, if a trifle tatty, original cloth boards, minor twist, 8vo; idem, The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, first edition, Heinemann, 1950, half-title, original pictorial dustjacket somewhat tatty, cloth boards, slight twist, 8vo; idem, Our Man In Havana, first edition, Heinemann, 1958, half-title, original dustjacket designed by Donald Green, chipped, 8vo; idem, The Name of Action, first edition, Heinemann, 1930, half-title, original cloth only, 8vo; idem, Stamboul Train, first edition, second issue, Heinemann, 1932, half-title, original cloth only, 8vo; idem, The End of the Affair, first edition, Heinemann, 1951, half-title, original cloth only, 8vo; idem, May We Borrow Your Husband?, and other comedies of the sexual life, first edition, The Bodley Head, 1967, original pictorial dustjacket designed by Stephen Russ, spine a little faded, small chips, 8vo; nineteen further Greene first editions, including Loser Takes All; [&] A Burnt Out Case, both with dustjackets, 8vo; etc., (30) Provenance: Bruce Marshall (1899-1987), Scottish author and traditionalist Roman Catholic. Many of the copies of the first edition of 'The Power and the Glory' were seemingly lost in the bombing of Heinemann's publishing house during the Second World War.

Estimate:£300

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