The Third Man, The Fallen Idol, Greene, Heinemann 1950 1st, 1st

Description: A very good copy of the first impression of the first edition of Graham Greene's 'two entertainments' The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, published by Heinemann, London in 1950, with explanatory forewords by the author. 8vo, pp. 188; original publisher's black boards, silver titling to spine. Boards are clean, crisp, without evident wear, very minor bumping to corners, small dent to the spine, possibly original binding fault; titling remains bright; slight lean Original light-brown end-papers, clean without bookplates or inscriptions. Page-block has some mild generalised age-tanning; little evident wear but a few tiny stains in the margins of a couple of leaves and traces of a couple of top-corner fold-overs.With the scarce and fragile original photographic dust-wrapper with some losses, chipping and creasing, particularly around the head and foot of the spine, not price-clipped [6s net], some old cellotape strengthening to the reverse; now housed in fully removable protective sleeve. VG book in a G d/w. Please view photographs for fuller clarity as to condition.

Price: 140 GBP

Location: Tunbridge Wells

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