The Power and the Glory
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670835366
- ISBN 13
- 9780670835362
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Printing. Hardcover. 0670835366 . Introdution by John Updike. "For its power and glory resonate as mightily now as in 1940. It is both timeless in theme and as timely as today's headlines, with totalitarian, anti-clerical regimes giving way in Europe, and priests and nuns still being martyred in Central America." Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minimal edge wear. Fabric is lightly faded along tail edges of boards. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has minor edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Faintly yellowed on edges of flaps. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 295 pages .
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82453
- Title
- The Power and the Glory
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670835366
- ISBN 13
- 9780670835362
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 0670835366
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