Lot 318 , Greene, Graham - A Collection of Books, published pre-1960, includes (without d/wrappers) - Its A Battlefield, 1st edition, 1934; The
Greene, Graham - A Collection of Books, published pre-1960, includes (without d/wrappers) - It's A Battlefield, 1st edition, 1934; The Ministry of Fear, 1st edition, 1948; with repro d/wrappers - The Heart of the Matter, 1st edition, 1948; The End of the Affair, 1st edition, 1951; (with d/wrappers) - Our Man in Havana, 1st edition, 1958; The Complaisant Lover, 1st edition, 1959, together with 11 others
Estimate £200-300
Battlefield - head of spine sl. wear, o/w reasonably good; Ministry - cloth marked, sl. splitting and wear on spine, o/w reasonably good; Heart - cloth poor, some inside spotting; Affair - clipped d.j., which is stained and edges nicked, spine faded, half title and e/ps. spotted; both d/ws. vg.; Our Man in Havana - no d.j., spotted, 1st. 1958, cloth vg. and inside similar, d/w some spotting back cover and flaps; Lover - cloth vg., d/w and inside little spotting, no d.j., spotted throughout, 1st. 1955 (The Duchess of Westminster's copy); others incl. The Little Fire Engine (1st ed., 1950), col. pictorial boards, col. illus (by Dorothy Craigie), boards discol. and damp-marked, some browning and other discolouration inside, inner joints weak; The Power and the Glory - No d.j., text lightly spotted, margins browned, Binding very clean, but text spotted to page 17 and last few pages, reprinted March, April 1940; Stamboul Train - unclipped d.j., text lightly spotted, ownership stamp to front fly leaf (crossed out) half title repaired, 1st edition. 1932; The Quiet American - unclipped d.j., front fly leaf lightly spotted, text good, 1st, 1933; Gun for sale - 1959 rpt; The Spys - 1st 1957; Living Room - 1st, 1953; 17 books in total
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Sold for £260