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Published by The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1973
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of one of Greene's own favorite works. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Philip with love, fromÂGraham." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Harvey. Set on the shore of the Paraná River, this classic thriller novel further explores the themes of exhausted passions and absurd hopes that Greene developed in his earlier works The Power and the Glory and The Comedians. At the center of the novel is Eduardo Plarr, perhaps the most moving and convincing figure in Greene's fiction. The Honorary Consul was made into a film in 1983 starring Richard Gere as Eduardo Plarr and Michael Caine with a soundtrack composed by Paul McCartney and performed by John Williams.
Published by William Heinemann and The Bodley Head. London. 1969 - 1982, 1969
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 23 Volumes - Complete. FIRST EDITIONS and First printings of all volumes in this collected edition. --- Volume 1, Brighton Rock, is inscribed and signed by Graham Greene on the front free endpaper; - 'For Doctor A. D. Thomson from Graham Greene.' --- Publishers dark green cloth bindings with gilt ruling and lettering to the spines and grey endpapers. A fine set of books in very good dustwrappers, designed by Michael Harvey with some toning to the spines and a small amount of rubbing to extremities. Some volumes have a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper and four of the wrappers nave been neatly price-clipped. A very good set with the added bonus of Greene's signature and inscription in Brighton Rock. Collected essays was issued in 1969, before the rest of the volumes, and is a little larger although the wrapper style is similar so it doesn't look out of place on the shelf with the set. ---- Greene wrote a new introduction to each of the volumes for this edition. -- More photos available on request. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bodley Head, London, 1969
Seller: Manhattan Rare Book Company, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES FROM GREENE TO HIS GOOD FRIEND JOHN CARTER. Both books are inscribed: "For John with love from Graham". John Carter (1905-1975), the respected author, book-seller, and one of the most respected bibliophiles off the era, was a close personal friend of Greene's. The Honorary Consul, Greene's Argentinian thriller and one of his favorite books, is inscribed on the front free endpaper; Travels with my Aunt, one of Greene's most enduring works (the novel has been adapted for both the stage and the screen) is inscribed on the title page. Travels with my Aunt also has John Carter's bookplate on the front pastedown and a note (presumably by Carter) in pencil "received November 1969". Provenance: Christie's 27 October 1995, lot 60, The Library of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard; Sotheby's London, 24 March 1976, lot 326. Travels with my Aunt: London: The Bodley Head, 1969. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with a little toning to spine and extremities. The Honorary Consul: London: The Bodley Head, 1973. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with thin abrasion on front panel. Both books housed in custom green half morocco boxes and chemises. FINE ASSOCIATION COPIES WITH A STRONG PROVENANCE. Original cloth, original dust jacket.