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GETTING TO KNOW THE GENERAL The Story of an Involvement.
by GREENE, Graham
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- Hardcover
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head. 1984. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, tight, square and without marks or inscriptions. Complete with the fine, bright and clean dustwrapper. Not price-clipped and correctly priced (£8.95 net) to the front flap. A lovely copy. Greene's personal memoir (based on five years worth of diaries) of his friendship with General Omar Torrijos Herrera, ruler of Panama from 1968-81, and of the author's many visits to "this bizarre and beautiful little country". Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Graham Greene was born in 1904. He worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the Foreign Office. He died in April 1991.
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- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20267
- Title
- GETTING TO KNOW THE GENERAL The Story of an Involvement.
- Author
- GREENE, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Bodley Head. 1984
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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