May We Borrow Your Husband? & Other Comedies of the Sexual Life
by Graham Greene
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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€5.60€3.92
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1967 The Viking Press, New York. 1967. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition; VG. DJ: VG; chipping and small missing piece to jacket at head of spine; closed tear on rear top; age browning. Green boards and spine with bright black lettering on spine and author initials on front board in black. Tinted text block top. 183 pp small 8vo. This is a collection of twelve stories drawing on human relationships that all have a sexual nature in the meeting. But more than that, the characters are drawn from all ages, all sexes, and several nationalities with the tone grotesque, ironic, near tragic, or even farcical. All of these stories show the author's warm-hearted concern for the men and women who are the actors in these "comedies". A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
Graham Greene (1904-1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the Foreign Office. His many books include The Power and the Glory , The Third Man , Our Man in Havana , The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt . He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.
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- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004213
- Title
- May We Borrow Your Husband? & Other Comedies of the Sexual Life
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Graham Greene, human sexuality, short stories, literature, homosexuality, human nature, attraction of the sexes
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Text Block
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- Book Club Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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