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Auction archive: Lot number 164

GREENE. COLLECTION OF 62 VOLUMES INCLUDING RUMOUR AT NIGHTFALL AND BRIGHTON ROCK, 1930-1989 (62 VOL.)

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,974 - US$2,632
Price realised:
£2,125
ca. US$2,796
Auction archive: Lot number 164

GREENE. COLLECTION OF 62 VOLUMES INCLUDING RUMOUR AT NIGHTFALL AND BRIGHTON ROCK, 1930-1989 (62 VOL.)

Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,974 - US$2,632
Price realised:
£2,125
ca. US$2,796
Beschreibung:

Greene, Graham COLLECTION OF 62 VOLUMES, 1930-1989, COMPRISING: The Name of Action. Heinemann, 1930, first edition, original cloth, ownership signature, lacking front free endpaper, binding worn; Rumour at Nightfall. Heinemann, 1931, first edition, original cloth, binding worn, tear to head of spine; Stamboul Train. Heinemann, 1932, first edition, issue with “Chaucer” on page 82 line 2, very slightly skewed; It’s a Battlefield. Heinemann, 1934, first edition, ownership inscription, very slightly skewed; Journey Without Maps. Heinemann, 1936, first edition, photographic plate illustrations; Brighton Rock. Heinemann, 1938, first edition, binding soiled, tears to head and foot of spine; The Power and the Glory. Heinemann, 1940, first edition, binding bumped and slightly skewed; The Heart of the Matter. Heinemann, 1948, first edition, dust-jacket, dust-jacket worn; Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes. Bodley Head, 1983, number 459 of 750 copies signed by the author, original acetate dust-jacket; Why the Epigraph? Nonesuch Press, 1989, number 946 of 950 copies signed by the author, original acetate dust-jacket; together with 52 others by, relating to, or with contributions by Greene; mostly 8vo, mostly first editions, original bindings, many in dust-jackets, some spotting and occasional browning (62)

Auction archive: Lot number 164
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2016
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Greene, Graham COLLECTION OF 62 VOLUMES, 1930-1989, COMPRISING: The Name of Action. Heinemann, 1930, first edition, original cloth, ownership signature, lacking front free endpaper, binding worn; Rumour at Nightfall. Heinemann, 1931, first edition, original cloth, binding worn, tear to head of spine; Stamboul Train. Heinemann, 1932, first edition, issue with “Chaucer” on page 82 line 2, very slightly skewed; It’s a Battlefield. Heinemann, 1934, first edition, ownership inscription, very slightly skewed; Journey Without Maps. Heinemann, 1936, first edition, photographic plate illustrations; Brighton Rock. Heinemann, 1938, first edition, binding soiled, tears to head and foot of spine; The Power and the Glory. Heinemann, 1940, first edition, binding bumped and slightly skewed; The Heart of the Matter. Heinemann, 1948, first edition, dust-jacket, dust-jacket worn; Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes. Bodley Head, 1983, number 459 of 750 copies signed by the author, original acetate dust-jacket; Why the Epigraph? Nonesuch Press, 1989, number 946 of 950 copies signed by the author, original acetate dust-jacket; together with 52 others by, relating to, or with contributions by Greene; mostly 8vo, mostly first editions, original bindings, many in dust-jackets, some spotting and occasional browning (62)

Auction archive: Lot number 164
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2016
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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