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GREENE, Graham. The Basement Room and other stories.London : 1935
First edition, first impression, a superb association: Greene's personal copy, with his ownership inscription and manuscript annotations towards his screenplay for The Fallen Idol (1948), the Carol Reed-directed adaptation of the lead story in this, Greene's first short story collection. Particularly significant here is his introduction of a device... Learn More£35,000.00Stock Code: 139241
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GREENE, Graham. Yes and No and For Whom The Bell Chimes.London : 1983
First edition, signed limited issue, number 643 of 750 copies signed by the author. This work collects two of Greene's plays, Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes, both of which were first performed at the Haymarket Studio Theatre on 20 March 1980. Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 131255
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GREENE, Graham. Carving a Statue.London : 1964
First edition, first impression. Greene's play was first produced by Peter Wood in September 1965. Greene later wrote of the play that "Never before have I known a play like this one so tormenting to write or so fatiguing in production... At the age of sixty there is no reason to work, except to earn a living or to have 'fun'. This play was never fun... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 123402
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GREENE, Graham. Brighton Rock.London : 1938
First UK edition, first impression. Originally published in the US as Brighton Rock, An Entertainment, one month prior to the UK edition. Brighton Rock is Greene's "most successful attempt to create a work that is as fast-paced as a thriller and as complex as a more leisurely character study" (ODNB). Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 121477
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GREENE, Graham. Brighton Rock.London : 1938
First UK edition, first impression, in a superior example of the rare and coveted dust jacket. The novel itself, the first of Greene's overtly Catholic novels, is "his most successful attempt to create a work that is as fast-paced as a thriller and as complex as a more leisurely character study" (ODNB).
The Heinemann edition of Brighton Rock... Learn More£87,500.00Stock Code: 130190
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GREENE, Graham. England Made Me.New York : 1935
First US edition, first printing. A major association copy, inscribed by Greene in unusually warm style on the front free endpaper, "In thanks for the pleasure I got from 'Swami & Friends' & with the very best wishes for its success from Graham Greene"; below is the signature of the recipient, the great Indian writer R. K. Narayan (19062001). Swami... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 68284
