It's a Battlefield (Uniform edition)
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, Uniform edition (original 1934) with good d/j, text block firm, pages clean and unmarked; Owner's neat inscription f
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1948. Uniform. h/b. Near fine, Uniform edition (original 1934) with good d/j, text block firm, pages clean and unmarked; Owner's neat inscription ffep. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner, high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate, a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding on fantasies; pretty, promiscuous Kay - all have a part to play in his fate.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133055
- Title
- It's a Battlefield (Uniform edition)
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, Uniform edition (original 1934) with good d/j, text block firm, pages clean and unmarked; Owner's neat inscription f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uniform
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 234
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, Greene
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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