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The Comedians
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Viking Studio Books, 1966 First Edition, Second Printing February 1966 in very good condition, fair dj with rice paper repair semicomplete but torn with corner and upper spine edge wear plus brown tape marks on inner panels n mylar. Hard back with mottled green boards, black upper edge and gold printing. Good binding and spine, slight yellowing of pages. Stamp of previous owner on ffep and title page. Bump to side of rear board and there are four scrapes to side page edges. There has been a book cover as evidenced by the brown tape marks on ffep and inside covers. Still a very clean and firm copy. . Mark on outside rear and Original $5.75 price tag is still in evidence. "Alternating comedy, irony and grim violence . a pattern of mounting suspense" set in Haiti during the Duvalier era.
Synopsis
Graham Greene (1904-1991) was a prolific novelist, short story writer, travel writer and children's book writer. Many of his novels and short stories have been successfully adapted to the movie screen, including The Third Man (directed by Orson Welles), The End of The Affair , and The Quiet American
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparkle Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000226
- Title
- The Comedians
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking Studio Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- HAITI, PAPA DOC DUVALIER, TONTONS MACOUTE
Terms of Sale
Sparkle Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sparkle Books
Biblio member since 2008
Calgary , Alberta
About Sparkle Books
I search out used books on principle to highlight their value, keep them circulating and out of the landfill (and just because I am compelled to tell people to "read this"!)
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- Spine
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