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The Name of Action. The author's second novel.
by GREENE, GRAHAM;
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930 1st edition. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Bound in navy blue cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and blind embossed Heinemann logo to rear corner. Plain endpapers. Corners slightly bumped. Some rubbing on edges and boards. Some marks and light scratches to boards, especially rear board. Professionally re-cased at some point. Some mild foxing and darkening to endpapers and title page inside. Some minor spots to fore edge of pages. Else generally clean & tight copy. - This is the Rare second book of Greene who tried to suppress it's publication. 344 pp.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92454
- Title
- The Name of Action. The author's second novel.
- Author
- GREENE, GRAHAM;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930 1st edition
- Keywords
- Literature William Heinemann Ltd., GREENE, GRAHAM; second novel, The Name of Action, 1930, 1st edition, Berkelouw Bookdealers, John Dalley, scarce, rare
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The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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