Know General by Greene, Signed (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A personal memoir about the author's friendship with General Omar Torrijos Herrra of Panama, based on diaries kept by Greene over the previous five years. Tiny stain at the foot of the front end paper else fine in fine dw. Briefly, and warmly, INSCRIBED by Greene on the front end paper "For . with love from Graham". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A personal memoir about the author's friendship with General Omar Torrijos Herrra of Panama, based on diaries kept by Greene over the previous five years. 1st US edition, fine in near fine dw with a strip of sunning to the top edge of the rear panel. Warmly INSCRIBED by Greene on the front end paper "for Gunnar (Hagglof) and Ann, with love from Graham". Haggloff was the Swedish Ambassador to London for twenty years, and he and Greene were close friends, with Greene contributing a foreword to Hagglof's memoir in 1972. Great association copy! Signed by Author(s).

First edition of this work by the author of The Heart of the Matter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Tucker with love from Graham." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Bernard Diederich. Uncommon signed and inscribed. This is Graham Greene's account of a five year personal involvement with Omar Torrijos, ruler of Panama from 1968-81 and Sergeant Chuchu, one of the few men in the National Guard whom the General trusted completely. It is a fascinating tribute to an inspirational politician in the vital period of his country's history, and to an unusual and enduring friendship.