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A Burnt-Out Case
by Graham Greene
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€162.37€146.14
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Graham Greene's 1961 novel, set in a Congolese leper colony. The first edition, first impression of this Graham Greene novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A touching work set in a Leper colony on the upper reaches of a tributary on the Congo River in Africa, and inspired by Greene's own travels around a number of leper colonies in Africa in the 1950s.Commenting on his literary intentions in the work, Greene wrote that it was, 'an attempt to give dramatic expression to various types of belief, half-belief, and non-belief, in the kind of setting, removed from world-politics and house-hold-preoccupations, where such differences are felt acutely'.With a former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to back strip and head of rear wrap, with a small closed tear to the tail of the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
Synopsis
A Burnt-Out Case (1960) is a novel by English author Graham Greene.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895F15
- Title
- A Burnt-Out Case
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- leprosy the third man the end of the affair the third man
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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