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Greene, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed limited edition. 1/330. 300 numbered, 26 lettered, 4 with name of a recipient. Fine in fine slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham.. A QUICK LOOK BEHIND. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: SIGNED LIMITED ONE OF 300 AS NEW IN SLIPCASE. publishers copy. signed by Graham Greene.
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Edition. #90/300 Numbered copies, printed letterpress. SIGNED by Greene on the colophon leaf after the dedication page (of a total edition of 330). A Fine copy in embossed blue cloth boards, spine label, in slipcase (also Fine). 68pp. with brief prefatory Note before the text. A collection of the Author's poems from across a lifetime, including three which appeared originally in his first book, Babbling April, in 1925. Q16441
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, 68 pages, embossed blue boards in publisher's white cloth slipcase Copy numbered 115 of only 330 copies, signed by Graham Greene. Printed by Patrick Reagh.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$254.40 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed limited edition. Octavo, pp 68. Blue cloth covered hard boards with embossed patterning, title label pasted to spine; in a cream cloth covered slipcase. Printed in an edition of 330 copies, this copy being signed by the author to the limitation page, but un-numbered. Book and slipcase both in Fine just about new condition. A most attractive production.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
GREENE, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$286.21 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, from an edition of 330. Fine in slipcase.
Seller: Kestrel Books and Gallery, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$299.99 + shipping
Description: A limited edition of 300 this is copy # 169 signed below by the author in blue ink. Appears unread. Bright blue design boards in a white buckram slipcase, very scarce. Verses running back from the 1980s to the 1920s, Liberia, Vietnam and more. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine limited edition as stated in book. Signed by author. 1/330, "Binder's copy." Blue cloth with a white printed spine label. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Greene Graham. A Quick Look Behind; Footnotes to an Autobiography. Sylvester & Orphanos 1983, 1983.
Price: US$318.01 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in publishers blue decorated cloth in hessian style Slipcase. Number 47 of a Signed Limited Edition of 330 copies. ISBN B0721LYG78
Seller: Peter J. Hadley Bookseller ABA ILAB, Ludlow, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Sylvester & Orphanos, Los Angeles, CA. 1983. 68 pgs. This is copy 147 of the limited edition of 330 copies. Printed on Arches paper. First Edition/First Printing. Issued with a off-white cloth slipcase, housing a blue cloth binding, with blind-stamped motifs on the font cover. With titles present in blue lettering on a white label on the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The poetry in this collection was written over the course of the prolific and acclaimed author's 67 year writing career, starting in 1925. The writings originally appeared in a wide range of British cultural and political periodicals, including "The Spectator", "The New Statesman", "The Sunday Times" and "Punch". Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 3 April 1991) , better known by Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. E-015; Signed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Sylvester and Orphanos, Los Angeles, 1983.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine limited edition, signed by Graham Greene and "Presentation Copy" printed on the colophon page. Presumably very few copies of the limited edition were designated presentation copies, and were reserved for the author and the publisher for such use. Housed in publisher's fine slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Edition. Original full blue cloth, printed label on spine, as new in publisher's slipcase. One of 26 lettered copies, signed by Graham Greene. Very scarce.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Sylvester & Orphanos, Los Angeles, CA. 1983. 68 pgs. This is copy Y of the limited edition of 330 copies (one of the first 26). Printed on Arches paper. First Edition/First Printing. Issued with a off-white cloth slipcase, housing a blue cloth binding, with blind-stamped motifs on the font cover. With titles present in blue lettering on a white label on the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The poetry in this collection was written over the course of the prolific and acclaimed author's 67 year writing career, starting in 1925. The writings originally appeared in a wide range of British cultural and political periodicals, including "The Spectator", "The New Statesman", "The Sunday Times" and "Punch". Henry Graham Greene OM CH (2 October 1904 3 April 1991) , better known by Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. E-129; Signed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED LIMITED edition, 1/330 copies, this being a presentation copy. Fine in a fine publisher's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Embossed patterned blue cloth boards in publishers white cloth slipcase. Of a total edition of 330 copies, this is 1 of 4 presentation copies, INSCRIBED by the publishers on the second blank page For Mariana and Bella (Blau), renowned Los Angeles husband-and-wife bookbinders responsible for the production of this volume, and SIGNED by Greene on the limitation (presentation) page. The book is fine in boards with an erasure mark atop the front end paper corner, absent dw as issued, in a nearly fine custom slipcase that exhibits a bit of fraying to the top and bottom edges.
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. A Quick Look Behind. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1983.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED fine presentation copy in fine slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$2156.08 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. The print run for this handsome volume was 330 copies; however, a few copies only were set aside and stamped by the publisher "presentation copy" to the limitation leaf. These special, designated copies demonstrate strong collector appeal due to their obvious paucity in the overall run, but also because they serve to unite a more attractively personal bond between the author and the recipient of the "presentation." However, there can surely be no more valuable instance here than that between Greene and a famous, fellow author: and here we have a very nice example. Stamped "presentation copy", with Graham Greene's neat, spidery signature in blue ink below, the book is inscribed by the publisher to the blank, front endpaper as follows "For John Fowles from Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos"; to the front pastedown is the personal bookplate of John Fowles. A splendid, unique copy. The English post-war novelist John Fowles became a writer of international renown with such classics as "The Collector" (1963), "The Magus" (1965) and, most famously, "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1969), all of which continue to remain eminently collectable (and expensive) as first editions. A wonderful ASSOCIATION COPY between the two, and a nice thought to imagine that this was Fowles' own particular copy. Thankfully, he obviously looked after the book extremely well. It is preserved in Very Fine condition, retaining the original slipcase, as issued. The slipcase is a little age-browned to its extremities. Printed on Arches paper, the book was issued in embossed blue boards with a blind-stamped motif and a white label to spine. Comprising of Greene's poems from across a lifetime, including three which appeared originally in his first book, "Babbling April", in 1925. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. As befits a rare book, all dust-wrappers are housed within transparent, removable protectors. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. A small, boutique business with an enviable client base. Philip Pullman specialists for over 20 years. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights.
Seller: D. B. Waters Rare Books MA FSB, Lincoln, United Kingdom