Nineteen Stories.
by GREENE, Graham
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1947. . First edition, first impression; 8vo; leaves toned, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's dark blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, slight rubbing to extremities, light offsetting to endpapers, with the unclipped dustjacket, slight loss to head of spine, minor creasing to edges, spine slightly darkened, some soiling to panels, overall a very good copy.
greene First edition of this post-war collection of stories, uncommon in the dustjacket. Stories include 'The Basement Room', subsequently filmed memorably as 'The Fallen Idol' by Carol Reed from Greene's screenplay.
greene First edition of this post-war collection of stories, uncommon in the dustjacket. Stories include 'The Basement Room', subsequently filmed memorably as 'The Fallen Idol' by Carol Reed from Greene's screenplay.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108473
- Title
- Nineteen Stories.
- Author
- GREENE, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1947.
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