Author: Graham Greene
Title: A Collection of Novels by Graham Greene
Description: London; New York, Viking; The Viking Press; Simon and Schuster; The Bodley Head; Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd.; Reinhardt Books, 1953-1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of nine novels from English writer and journalist Graham Greene. Nine volumes. Written by Henry Graham Greene, an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the twentieth century. This set contains: The Shipwrecked, 1953. (Originally published as England Made Me in 1935). Set in Stockholm, this novel concerns the travails of ne'er-do-well Anthony Farrant who finds himself working as a bodyguard to a dubious Swedish financier. The Potting Shed, 1957. First US edition. A psychological drama in three acts which centres on a secret held by the Callifer family for nearly thirty years. The Comedians, 1966. First US edition. Set in Haiti under the rule of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, this novel explores political repression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. A Sort of Life, 1971. First US edition. The first volume of autobiography, covering Greene's early life, from mundane childhood in Hertfordshire, through to school and his years as a struggling novelist. An Impossible Woman: The Memories of Dottoressa Moor of Capri, 1975. First edition. The charming memoirs of Elisabeth Moor, independent and eccentric Italian doctor in the island of Capri and Italy, telling of her experiences during and after the Second World War. Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party, 1980. First US edition. Narrated by Alfred Jones, a translator for a large chocolate company in Switzerland, who falls in love with Anna-Luise, the daughter of Dr Fischer. Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement, 1984. First edition. A travel book and memoir inspired by Greene 1976 meeting with Omar Torrijos, who served as Commander of the Panamanian National Guard. Yours etc.: Letters to the Press 1945-1989, 1989. First edition. A collection of Greene's letters to the press, from "The Times" to "The Independent", "The New Statesman", "Spectator" and "Le Monde". Reflections, 1990. First edition, first impression. A selection of travel reports, essays, reviews, articles, and diary extracts that spans almost seventy years. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Original dust wrappers remain unclipped other than .. which have been price-clipped. Dust wrappers are smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: Greene Shipwrecked Potting Shed Comedians Shipwrecked Master Doctor None
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Title: A Collection of Novels by Graham Greene
Description: London; New York, Viking; The Viking Press; Simon and Schuster; The Bodley Head; Lester & Orpen Dennys Ltd.; Reinhardt Books, 1953-1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of nine novels from English writer and journalist Graham Greene. Nine volumes. Written by Henry Graham Greene, an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the twentieth century. This set contains: The Shipwrecked, 1953. (Originally published as England Made Me in 1935). Set in Stockholm, this novel concerns the travails of ne'er-do-well Anthony Farrant who finds himself working as a bodyguard to a dubious Swedish financier. The Potting Shed, 1957. First US edition. A psychological drama in three acts which centres on a secret held by the Callifer family for nearly thirty years. The Comedians, 1966. First US edition. Set in Haiti under the rule of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, this novel explores political repression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. A Sort of Life, 1971. First US edition. The first volume of autobiography, covering Greene's early life, from mundane childhood in Hertfordshire, through to school and his years as a struggling novelist. An Impossible Woman: The Memories of Dottoressa Moor of Capri, 1975. First edition. The charming memoirs of Elisabeth Moor, independent and eccentric Italian doctor in the island of Capri and Italy, telling of her experiences during and after the Second World War. Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party, 1980. First US edition. Narrated by Alfred Jones, a translator for a large chocolate company in Switzerland, who falls in love with Anna-Luise, the daughter of Dr Fischer. Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement, 1984. First edition. A travel book and memoir inspired by Greene 1976 meeting with Omar Torrijos, who served as Commander of the Panamanian National Guard. Yours etc.: Letters to the Press 1945-1989, 1989. First edition. A collection of Greene's letters to the press, from "The Times" to "The Independent", "The New Statesman", "Spectator" and "Le Monde". Reflections, 1990. First edition, first impression. A selection of travel reports, essays, reviews, articles, and diary extracts that spans almost seventy years. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Original dust wrappers remain unclipped other than .. which have been price-clipped. Dust wrappers are smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: Greene Shipwrecked Potting Shed Comedians Shipwrecked Master Doctor None
Price: GBP 350.00 = appr. US$ 499.79 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 951T115
- Book number: 951T115
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