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Graham Greene (Henry Graham Greene) | First Editions
1904 - 1991
Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991), better known by his pen name Graham Greene, was an English novelist and author, and is regarded as one of the most popular writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or, as Greene referred to them, "entertainments"). His writing career spanned 67 years, in which he wrote 25 novels.
In 1967, Greene was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for Literature. He has also collected several literary awards for his novels, including: the Hawthornden Prize for The Power and the Glory (1941), the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Heart of the Matter (1948), the Shakespeare Prize (1968), and the Jerusalem Prize - a biennial literary award given to writers whose works have dealt with themes of human freedom in society (1981). In 1986, Greene was awarded Britain's Order of Merit. His legacy lives on through the Graham Greene International Festival - an annual four-day event of conference papers, informal talks, question and answer sessions, films, dramatised readings, music, creative writing workshops and social events.
See below our stock of Graham Greene First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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[James Bond novels] Group of Anthologies and Omnibus editions, with entire or partial content from Ian Fleming. Comprising The Spy's Bedside Book (1957), To Catch A Spy (1965), Reader's Digest Condensed Books (1966), Three Great Adventure Stories (1972), Great Stories of Mystery & Suspense (1977), Dr. No & From Russia, With Love (1984), James Bond 007 (1988), Octopussy & 007 In New York (2008), Quantum of Solace (2008).
UK/USA: various, 1957-2008. [Spy stories] 10 volumes, octavos. First editions or first editions thus (Bedside Book and Three Great Adventure Stories are second printings). Various publisher bindings in hardback or softcovers. Contents clean, one has a bookplate, one with owner name, one with owner stamp, jackets lightly are handled, one..... More
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[James Bond novels] Group of Anthologies and each with content from Ian Fleming. Comprising To Catch A Spy (1966), Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels (1986, and revised edition 2004), Headline Book of Spy Fiction (1992), Oxford Book of Spy Stories (1996).
UK/USA: various, 1966-1996. [Spy stories] 5 volumes, octavos. Publisher's softcovers. All FIRST EDITIONS or first printings thus. Contents clean, no ink names. Generally very good to fine copies. Contains the James Bond stories Risico, From A View To A Kill, and Octopussy, plus extracts from the first Bond novel Casino..... More
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Stamboul Train [Orient Express].
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1932. [Espionage novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm) pp.307. Usual corrected state of text. Publisher's black cloth hardcover blocked in gilt to the spine. Contents and edges clean, minor wear to top edge of cloth, covers lightly handled. Overall a decent, robust copy..... More
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Ways of Escape [two variant bindings].
London: The Bodley Head, 1980. [Memoirs] First Edition. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.309; [3], blank. Two volumes. Bound green cloth with foil-stamped titles, top edge tinted green, dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at £6.95. One volume in publisher's dark green cloth blocked in gilt, the other in a lighter..... More
Ways of Escape.
London: The Bodley Head, 1980. [Memoirs] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.309 [3]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles, top edge tinted green. With the dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey, priced at £6.95. Light wear to extremities, and sunning to spine, otherwise a crisp, clean copy. Very..... More
The Confidential Agent. US Film advertising stills. Group of black & white press photographs, with softcover book.
Warner Bros. Pictures, Penguin Books, 1945. [Spy thriller] Six black & white bordered press photos for the film comprising individual frames taken from the movie, each measuring 10 x 8 inches, captioned to lower margin. All bar one with theatrical ink stamps to verso, two have 'Photofest' agency label to..... More
The Bear Fell Free.
London: Grayson and Grayson, 1935. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Slim octavo (22 x 15cm). One of the titles in "The Grayson Books" series, a collection of signed limited editions by notable authors. Publisher's gilt decorated green-brown cloth, illustrated endpapers, cream and blue dust-wrapper. Boards a little bowed, jacket with..... More
Brighton Rock.
London: William Heinemann, 1938. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, production-used copy of Linnit and Dunfee. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[4]; 361; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Linnit and Dunfee ownership stamp to flyleaf. Previous owner's name in black ink to flyleaf and dated 1940, toning to end-papers..... More
A Burnt-Out Case.
London: William Heinemann, 1961. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8] 256. Publisher's black cloth with titles in silver to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket designed by Lacey Everett, priced at 16s. Very mild toning and spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise a lovely crisp..... More
A Burnt-Out Case.
London: William Heinemann, 1961. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8] 256. Publisher's black cloth with titles in silver to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket designed by Lacey Everett, priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, mild spotting to edges, jacket is bright and fresh..... More
A Burnt-Out Case.
London: William Heineman, 1961. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8] 256. Publisher's black cloth with titles in silver to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Lacey Everett priced at 16s. Contents clean, edges a little toned, jacket is crisp and bright. Some very..... More
The Captain and the Enemy.
London: Reinhardt Books, 1988. [Intrigue] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.189; [1], blank. Publisher's green cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey. Contents clean, no inscriptions, faint splash to fore-edge, jacket is price clipped. Victor Baxter is a young boy when a secretive stranger..... More
The Collected Edition of the Works of Graham Greene: Brighton Rock, It's A Battlefield, England Made Me, Our Man In Havana, The Power & The Glory, The Heart of The Matter, The Confidential Agent, A Gun for Sale, The Ministry of Fear, The Quiet American, Stamboul Train, The End of The Affair, A Burnt-Out Case, The Man Within, The Third Man & Loser Takes All, The Comedians, Collected Stories, Journey Without Maps, The Lawless Roads, Travels With My Aunt, The Honorary Consul and The Human Factor.
London: Heinemann and The Bodley Head, 1970-1982. [Modern Literature] THE COLLECTED EDITION. Complete as-published in 22 volumes. All volumes are first printings of the collected edition and include a new introduction by the author. Publisher's green cloth with titles in gilt to spines, grey endpapers, and various topstains (some are..... More
Collected Essays.
London: The Bodley Head, 1969. [Essays] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.463 [1]. Publisher's gilt-entitled green cloth in typographic dust-jacket priced at 42s. Contents clean and fresh, no inscriptions, jacket gently toned to spine. 'Collected Essays' contains nearly 80 essays, reviews and occasional pieces composed by Greene..... More
Collected Stories.
London: The Bodley Head & William Heinemann, 1972. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xii; 562; [2], blank. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, grey endpapers. With the green typographic dust-jacket priced at £3.25. Contents clean and fresh, no inscriptions, jacket gently toned to..... More
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.313 [7]. Publisher's green cloth titled in gilt to spine, top edge tinted purple, with the dust-jacket illustrated by Ivan Lapper, priced at 25s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Short tear at crown. Near fine. Basis for the..... More
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.313 [7]. Publisher's green cloth titled in gilt to spine, top edge tinted, with the dust-jacket illustrated by Ivan Lapper, priced at 25s. Colour entirely lost from the top edge, with some light rubbing to cloth. Jacket..... More
The Complaisant Lover. A Play.
London: Heinemann. 1959. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.77. Publisher's blue cloth in pale green printed dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. A fine, unread copy in similar jacket with some accidental rubbing to the edges of the front panel. A bright example of this Graham Greene comedy, the third..... More
The Complaisant Lover. A Play.
London: Heinemann. 1959. [Drama] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.77. Publisher's blue cloth in pale green printed dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. In a very good, lightly toned and spotted jacket. Near Fine. A bright example of this Graham Greene comedy, the third of eight plays from this..... More
Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party.
London: The Bodley Head, 1980. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.140; [4], blank. Publisher's green cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at £4.50. Text is first issue with 'leave alone' for 'let alone', p.9. Spine a little sunned, lightly marked; very..... More
The End of the Affair.
London: William Heinemann, 1951. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 237 [1]. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the white and grey dust-jacket priced at 10/6. Endpapers browned; some sunning to head and tail of spine. Jacket browned to spine, with losses to head..... More
The End of the Affair.
London: William Heinemann, 1951. [Modern Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 237 [1]. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Near fine, in an attractive recent leather binding. Basis for the Oscar-nominated Neil..... More
The Heart of the Matter.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1948. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression (no mention of Book Society on copyright page). Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.297 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine, and buff endpapers. Top edge red. With the red typographic dust-jacket priced at 9/6. Edges a little..... More
The Heart of the Matter.
London: Book Society Ltd. in association with William Heinemann Ltd., 1948. [Adventure novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression, Book Society issue. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.297 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine, and buff endpapers. Top edge red. With the red typographic dust-jacket priced at 9/6. Edges a...... More
The Honorary Consul.
London: The Bodley Head, 1973. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.335 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted. With the typographic dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket price clipped else fine. 'The Honorary Consul' returns to that third world..... More