It's a Battlefield

London: William Heinemann, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . The first impression of this early novel by a leading novelist of his time Graham Greene. An early novel by Graham Greene, which explores the lives of people close to Drover, a bus driver, in the days before he was due to hang, sentenced to die by his Communist colleagues to gain support for the party. Later described by Greene as 'overtly political,' its theme was defined as 'the injustice of man's justice.' At first the novel only sold a few copies, but received much praise by Ezra Pound and Ford Madox Ford. Later it would sell over one hundred and twenty thousand copies. In 1948, Greene extensively revised the novel for the third edition and his changes were incorporated in future printings.Understandably lacking the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, light soiling to the boards and spine, a minor chipping to the tail of the spine. Gentle minor cocking forward of the spine. Previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1938. Front hinge only slightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the endpapers, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good