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THE COMEDIANS
by GREENE, Graham:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press. 1965. First edition. First edition. Advance presentation edition. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt over black to the spine. Issued without dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the lightly toned contents clean and bright throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. One of 500 copies of the first edition, specially bound for presentation to friends of the author and the publishers in advance of publication, Christmas 1965. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Graham Greene (1904-1991) was a prolific novelist, short story writer, travel writer and children's book writer. Many of his novels and short stories have been successfully adapted to the movie screen, including The Third Man (directed by Orson Welles), The End of The Affair , and The Quiet American
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24405
- Title
- THE COMEDIANS
- Author
- GREENE, Graham:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: The Viking Press. 1965
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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