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Graham Greene. The Heart Of The Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$5.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Viking Press January 1948 Ex-Library. Hardcover.

Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: HC has some rub wear to surface & edges. , pages clean, intact unmarked, good readable copy,

Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart Of The Matter. Viking Press, N Y, 1948.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Not Ex-Library Copy. Hardcover Edition Without Dustjacket.Text Unmarked.Not Ex-Library Copy.Corners Slightly Bumped.Spine Slightly Cocked.Writing On Fep And Bookplate.

Seller: Thomas Savage, Bookseller, Krotz Springs, LA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matterr. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$7.65 + shipping

Description: Appears to be first edition but there is indentation mark on back board so probably book club. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart Of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$7.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Stated: Published by the Viking Prss in July 1948. Signature, date and the number 25 are written on the ffep. No other marks or writing. Hinges sound. Wear at the corners with light bumping. The book is clean. Bound in red with gray spine. Red book club dot on the back.

Seller: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$8.41 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly foxed. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing to corners. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.

Greene Graham. The heart of the matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$8.66 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: third ed.

Seller: antikvariat sacher, Malmö, SKÅNE, Sweden

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Binding solid. Pages unmarked and lightly age toned, but otherwise good. Spine straight, worn slightly at top and bottom. Cover has some shelf wear at edges and some small stains on the front, but is otherwise okay. No dustjacket, but report on story along with picture of author is included. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall

Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter (Viking: 1948). Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Possible 1st U.S. edition with "Published . July 1948) only date/printing indication. Not ex-lib. Hardcover with brown cloth over boards, grey quarter-cloth; grey monogram and bars to front, brown bars and title to spine; NO JACKET, 8vo. 306pp. Foxing to spine cloth with no effect on titles, mild rubbing to central cloth; moderate rubbing along upper and lower edges with touches of surface loss there and at tips of toed-in corners, softened upper spine end. Binding strong with light cocking.toward uper end only. Pages moderately toned with faded stamp to upper corner ffep. 3/4" tear to gutter on text side rear free endpaper with no pullng or further separation.

Seller: Bookfeathers, LLC, Lewisburg, PA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham.. THE HEART OF THE MATTER.. The Viking Press, New York: July, 1948., 1948.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Description: 306p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, two small spots on front board. Original dust jacket, very worn with loss. Hardbound. Very good. Book-of-the-Month-Club Selection. LIT BOX 3 0.0

Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart Of The Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$10.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The dust jacket has tears to the spine.

Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, NY, 1948.

Price: US$12.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First American Edition. Boards lightly edgeworn; endpapers browned; name on front endpaper. DJ has significant rubbing, chipping and wear, with soiling on DJ rear. ; Height: 9 Inches, Length: 5.75 Inches, Weight: 1.00089866948 Pounds, Width:; 306 pages

Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$12.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nice hardcover without dustjacket; ; pages

Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. Heart of the Matter 1ST Edition. VIKING PRESS January 1948, 1948.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: Dark maroon lien hardboards, tan colored backstrip with maroon lettering. Tan horizontal bars on face. Minor rubbing; bottom corner dented. Some spots on the covers. Ffep is embossed. All other pages appear clean and unmarked. Solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: pp. 306. 8vo. Light shelfwear, slight spine slant, pencil owner's name to ffep; good+ in good- dustjacket with significant loss to spine and open tears to edges, in protective brodart sleeve.

Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Graham Greene. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: 306p. A 1/4 beige cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine tanned, edges rubbed, owner's name inside, and mild staining on a few pages. Text otherwise unmarked and binding secure.

Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (1948-06-03). The Viking Press January 1948, 1948.

Price: US$15.20 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description:

Seller: Pelican Bay Books, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$16.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 306 p.

Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$17.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 'Published by Viking Press in July 948;" d.j. reads "Book-Of-The month Club;" 306 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; binding firm; boards fine, well protected by d.j., itself well protected by brodart cover. Not ex-lib.

Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.

GREENE, Graham. The Heart Of The Matter. Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$18.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book club. Very good plus. Clean text slightly browned edges and end pgs, cloth covers are rubbed on corners and edges, spine sunned, bumped cloth corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press January 1948, 1948.

Price: US$18.20 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description:

Seller: Pelican Bay Books, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter.. N.Y.: Viking, 1948., 1948.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Description: 306 pgs. First American ed.; h.b.; no d.j.; decorated burgandy color boards; cream/gray spine; vintage Greene; a good copy.

Seller: Boxer Books, Newberg, OR, U.S.A.

GREENE, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Book-Of-The-Month Club edition. Light bumping to the spine ends, near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with a toned spine and chips and tears along the edges.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$22.83 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo. 306 pp. Spine darkened, small tear to foot of spine, some general wear, edges scuffed,still very good. First Canadian edition. Title-page reads: New York.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, N.Y., New York, 1948.

Price: US$24.45 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Page 7 to 17 has a bent Book is in good condition.

Seller: Dausiens Antiquariat, Hanau, Germany

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: No markings. Small bookshop sticker on front free endpaper. Early printing. Dust jacket price clipped.

Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: July 1948 Viking press, First edition red cover, no DJ, binding is solid, unmarked text, pages show some age wear, book has exowner inscription, We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Seller: Best and Fastest Books, Wantage, NJ, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of The Matter. Viking Press, NY, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo., 306 pgs. A nice Book Club printing of Greene's famous early novel of Africa, a masterpiece of suspense and intrigue. the jacket is complete, minor chips at spine ends, a tiny hole on lower section, and no internal marks in the book. Red and tan cover, BC dot, but 1948 issue with 2-digit NYC postal code "17" used. With the club's nice portrait flyer containing an appreciation by Clifton Fadiman. In mylar wrap and collectible condition. Curlin jacket art credit, same art as the trade ed. Fine condition in VG dust jacket.

Seller: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Please note our copy has a plastic coating on the cover.

Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, New York, New York, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Novel of a good man who gets mixed up in adultery, evil and murder. Nice vintage copy is tight and clean, covered in a facsimile of a gently worn jacket.

Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, NY, 1948.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition, First Printing; dj w/some chippikng, some old insect chewing on spine panel, unclipped price, in mylar;lite toning; green/maroon c w/maroon titles; 306 clean, unmarked pages Size: 8vo

Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.

Greene (Graham).. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York,, 1948.

Price: US$27.30 + shipping

Description: Binding a little marked and bumped, else a nice copy

Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, N Y, 1948.

Price: US$28.75 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small spots on cover. 306 pages.

Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 306 pg. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. No Dust jacket. Book is solid with clean text. Moderate wear to boards. A Good+ example. Published July 1948.

Seller: Outrider Book Gallery, Lacey, WA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of The Matter. Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Description: In Very Good condition. Crimson boards quarterbound in tan cloth. The spine is stamped in crimson; the front board in tan. Crimson topstain. Octavo. 306pps. No dustjacket. There is a touch of sunning to the spine and a previous owner's tasteful bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Also, six pages have a crease in their lower corners. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. A nice copy, sans jacket. ".Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so is forced to betray everything he believes in, with tragic consequences." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.

Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.

GREENE, Graham -. THE HEART OF THE MATTER.. The Viking Press,, New York, 1948.

Price: US$31.12 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Nueva encuadernación. Inglés-English. 4º, 306 pág

Seller: Antigua Librería Canuda, Arenys de Munt, BCN, Spain

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$31.54 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$32.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Trade Edition. Stated July 1948 publication. Hardcover in Good+ Condition. Quarterbound in gray cloth with maroon boards. Titles in maroon on spine and Greene's initials in gray on front board. Corners and spine ends bumped; edge wear on bottom edges. Spine is toned and slightly rubbed.

Seller: Pickwick Bookshop, Nyack, NY, U.S.A.

GREENE GRAHAM. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. THE VIKING PRESS - NEW YORK, 1948.

Price: US$34.35 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: R320100498: 1948. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 306 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France

Graham GREENE .. The Heart of the Matter.. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Description: 1st printing. Original 1948 edition, gray and brick red hardcover, Viking Press, NOT book club edition. Very Good book without dust jacket. Cover has very slight wear, spine a little foxed, page edges lightly soiled, tight binding, no marks or writing, pages have slight ripple. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York City, 1948.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First American Edition. Burgundy and pale green quarter-cloth boards with burgundy text imprinting on spine and burgundy topstain. Flaws: top spine cover is slightly pulled, bottom spine edge is moderately bumped, bumping and rubbing to 4 corners and heavy shelf-wear at bottom of boards (NO chipping or tears). Spine cover is age-toned. Pastedowns are well-toned with NO foxing. Gutters and textblock are all secure and solid with NO tears, lean or cocking. Pages are all clean and unmarked but have hint of age-toning at extremities.

Seller: Sellsbooks, Indio, CA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, NY NY, 1948.

Price: US$38.05 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book of the Month Club edition, Viking Press Very Good condition, very slight yellowing, otherwise no markings tight FJ Fair condition

Seller: Jeanne D'Arc Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

GREENE, GRAHAM. THE HEART of the MATTER. VIKING, N.Y., 1948.

Price: US$39.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: STATED FIRST EDITION. SUPER CLEAN, NO MARKINGS. TIGHT BINDING. 306 PAGES. COLLECTIBLE FIRST ED. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.

Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1948; New York; *Book of the Month Club Edition*; brown illustrated glossy paper dust jacket with white titles; dust jacket contains rubbing and wear; dust jacket contains chips and tears; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 306 pages

Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. New York: The Viking Press, 1948., 1948.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First American edition. Hardcover. Very good condition in worn dust jacket. Top and bottom of spine rubbed. Foormer owner's bookp[late on ffep. Internally clean and tight.

Seller: Waverly & Rugby Books, Pinehurst, NC, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 306 pages. 21 cm. First Canadian Edition (copyright page : Copyright, Canada, 1948 by William Heinemann Ltd.). Light green boards with gilt lettering and lining on spine. Jacket design by Edgard Cirlin. Book-of-the-Month Club. Book is unmarked and clean. Cocking to bottom spine. Dustjacket has top and bottom edges chipped and torn as the interior pages.

Seller: 2Wakefield, Wakefield, QC, Canada

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Major Scobie is stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II. Unhappily married and a devout Catholic, he begins an affair with a young lady. Winner of the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Basis for the 1953 movie starring Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan, Maria Schell, Denholm Elliott, and Peter Finch. Gently bumped with light rubbing at the edges, spine very slightly cocked. Jacket rubbed and tanned with chips and tears, price intact, in Brodart.

Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing. Covers edgeworn. Dust jacket edgeworn and chipped, with a 2" tear down the spine.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Quarter bound in green cloth over burgundy boards, burgundy lettering and design on spine, author's initials and design reversed on cover. First edition ("Published by the Viking Press in July 1948" and "Set in Caslon and Baskerville types and printed in U.S. by the Colonial Press " on copyright page). . Spine and covers mildly soiled, gift inscription on ffep, otherwise unmarked, tight and square. GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 306 pp

Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, NY, 1948.

Price: US$52.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First (US)printing. Bumped corner else very good in a very good dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings.

Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$58.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First printing of the first American edition (as indicated by no additional printings listed on the copyright page as is the practice of Viking Press) A near fine copy in near fine (price clipped) dust jacket with slight wear at the edges.

Seller: J. F. Whyland Books, Jeffersonville, IN, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$60.98 + shipping

Description: Very Good in boards. Toning to pages. Bumped corners. Wear to crown and heel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press 1948, 1948.

Price: US$66.58 + shipping

Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Good/good. Name on ffep. No notes/underlining. Dustjacket (spine) light edgewear. Spine discolored.

Seller: Libereso, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First American Edition. First Printing. Book- very good. Slight erosion and dampstain to front board/ Darkening to spine. No DJ

Seller: Whiting Lane Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.

GREENE, Graham.. The Heart of the Matter.. , 1948.

Price: US$77.18 + shipping

Description: New York: Viking Press, 1948. 8vo. Orig. cloth. In defective 'book of the month club' dust jacket. (x, 306pp.). 1st American ed.

Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia

GREENE, GRAHAM. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. NEW YORK NY VIKING PRESS (THE) PUB 1948., 1948.

Price: US$80.00 + shipping

Description: NF/VG. BOOK HAS NAME AND DATE ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. D.J. IS WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH SHALLOW CHIPPING AT THE SPINE ENDS, LIGHT RUB AT THE SPINE EDGES, WHITE SPINE TITLES TANNED, AND NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN, AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$90.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A VERY well preserved Graham Greene title, first US edition with original dust jacket. Square and tight with great color on DJ and pages lightly toned. A few pencil notes on the FFEP, "first edition" and such, otherwise clean throughout. Light chipping to the dust jacket at the head and tail. A very collectable Graham Greene in a now well-protected DJ. Hardcover in burgundy monogramed buckram with a green cloth spine

Seller: Librariana Fine Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

GREENE, Graham.. The Heart of the Matter.. Viking, New York/ (Toronto), 1948.

Price: US$95.11 + shipping

Description: First Canadian edition, printed in Canada. The dustwrapper contains the Book of the Month Club notice and is probably the book club issue for Canada, but also constitutes the first Canadian edition. Full green cloth stamped in red. Small marks on front cover o/w near fine in a worn d/w.

Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The Viking Press; New York, 1948. Hardcover. First US Edition. A Good+, binding sturdy and intact, some rubbing and discoloration to board and spine edges, bit of crimping to spine edges, top text block edge stained brown, few faint scuff marks to text block edges, some age toning to pages, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, faint moisture stain mid spine and verso, clipped front flap, bit of sunning to panels/flaps/spine and verso, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 306pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$111.81 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing of the US first edition. Limited edition of 750 copies specially bound for distribution to friends of The Viking Press. No jacket - possibly as issued. Brown cloth binding with red dyed top page edge. Spine browned and the lettering is barely visible. A few light splashes to edge of rear board. Browning and light foxing to page edges and endpapers. Text has a few occasional patches of foxing. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21 cm).

Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A nice copy of this classic in maroon boards with grey spine cloth, stamping and red type. Top page ends tinted red. A few spots/marks to front and bottom page ends. Tiny spots of rubbing at corners and spine ends which have a few nicks/tiny holes. Small puncture to bottom of spine. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Light tanning to text block. Jacket is unclipped($3.00) with tiny chips at spine ends and corners, some puntures and scuffs to spine, small spots/marks to rear panel and general edgewear/nicks. True First US Trade Editions/First Printings are increasingly rare as most copies on the market are book club editions. 1st Printing

Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$124.99 + shipping

Description: Another, perhaps the best, exploration by Greene of inner conflict Very Good in unclipped dust jacket; slight cock to spine; dj is edgeworn, lightly chipped at spine and with a ½ inch closed tear; top edge dyed burgundy

Seller: May Day Books, Los Altos Hills, CA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$145.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarter tan cloth over maroon embossed boards, in unclipped ($3.00) dustjacket, (8.25 x 5.75 inches), 306 pages. First American Edition / First Printing (published July, 1948). Named by The Modern Library and Time Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Shows some expected light toning, else internally clean in a jacket showing some wear and chipping at the extremities. A collectable copy that presents nicely in the mylar jacket protector Size: Octavo

Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publisher: Viking Press, New York, 1948.NEAR FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD mylar-protected dust-jacket. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped ($3.00). DJ shows wear at the extremities. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. First US Edition, First Printing.

Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo; 306 pages; VG-/G; spine green with cream text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$3.00", heavy shelfwear to dust jacket, including rubbing, small stains, creasing, chipping, small open and closed tears, and a piece of paper attached with three pieces of tape to the interior head of spine and covers; light foxing to textblock; paper and adhesive remnant likely from removed bookplate to front pastedown, small brown stain to front pastedown and ffep; textblock split to expose webbing at spread 148-9; shelved under the Front Counter. 1365261. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First United States Edition, First Printing.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Burgundy and grey hardcover, very good condition. 306 pages, no dustjacket

Seller: Karl Books, Alpharetta, GA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham.. The Heart of the Matter.. NY. The Viking Press. 1948., 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. With "Published by the Viking Press in July 1948" on the copyright page and "Set in Caslon and Baskerville types and printed in U.S. bythe Colonial Press " at the bottom of the copyright page. Only 21,189 copies published (Ahearn) VG-/VG- in woven grey-green cloth spine stamped inbrownish red; and maroon paper-covered boards. Darkened paper throughout. In a darkened and chipped dustjacket designed by Edgard Cirlin with the price of $3.00 at the top of the inside front flap. A smoker's copy with darkening to the spine and left side of the rear panel. With a fingernail-sized chip at the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Slight spine slant. First Edition. With "Published by the Viking Press in July 1948" on the copyright page and "Set in Caslon and Baskerville types and printed in U.S. by the Colonial Press " at the bottom of the copyright page.

Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy, some slight staining to spine, digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia

GREENE, Graham.. The Heart of the Matter.. NY: Viking,, 1948.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: 306 pp. Near fine in decorated full cloth with faint sunning to spine. One of 750 copies for friends of the press with a fine copy the accompanying booklet, "Graham Greene: The emergence of a major novelist."

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$220.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good copy, some slight staining to spine, digital photos available. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: ballinilara investments, brisbane, QLD, Australia

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$249.60 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: minor white marks on reverse cover board; minor spine fading; previous owner's signature inked out at top of first blank page; crisp, tight binding

Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. New York: Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Octavo, gray cloth lettered in gilt and red; spine faded. Limited edition, one of 750 specially bound copies. A superior copy of Greene's masterpiece.

Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of The Matter. The Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$299.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1948, First Edition and First Printing, with no indication of further printings.Maroon boards with cream spine and wine lettering. Internally neat and structurally sound. 306 unmarked pages. Minor spine fading and rubbed edges. No dust jacket but in very good condition.

Seller: Taylor & Baumann Books, LLC, Ridgefield, CT, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter.. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: First American edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Edgard Cirlin. The Heart of the Matter was enormously popular, selling more than 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom upon its release and went on to win the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. It tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity. When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to deceit and dishonorâ€"a vortex leading directly to murder. As Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis develops the foundation of a story by turns suspenseful, fascinating, and, finally, tragic. ''Graham Greene was in a class by himself. He will be read and remembered as the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety" (William Golding). It was named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the it was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First US Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this novel, a multiple award winner, including being named to a number of best of 20th Century lists; uncommon in this condition. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright spine and board lettering, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some light rubbing to the edges, and some mild foxing to the endpapers and page edges. Housed in a crisp and bright near fine dust jacket that shows light age-toning to the spine, gentle rubbing to the edges, and some mild spotting and foxing to the back panel and flap edges. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of an important piece of 20th Century literature. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.00 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter.. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$550.00 + shipping

Description: Limited edition, one of 750 examples given to friends of the publisher of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. The Heart of the Matter was enormously popular, selling more than 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom upon its release and went on to win the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. It tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity. When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to deceit and dishonorâ€"a vortex leading directly to murder. As Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis develops the foundation of a story by turns suspenseful, fascinating, and, finally, tragic. ''Graham Greene was in a class by himself. He will be read and remembered as the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety" (William Golding). It was named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the it was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Graham Greene. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$575.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A very good first American edition in a very good dust jacket.

Seller: The Lost Bookstore, Spartanburg, SC, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. THE HEART OF THE MATTER. , 1948.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Original grey and antique-rose cloth, with dust jacket. First American Edition of Greene's first post-war novel, portraying the moral crisis of a good man "increasingly enmeshed in love, in intrigue, and in evil" (per the jacket), while serving as a wartime British colonial police officer in a West African capital. In 1942-1943 Greene himself had served in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as an MI6 intelligence officer -- under the later-to-be-notorious double agent Kim Philby. This is a fine, virtually as-new copy (bookplate on the front free endpaper); included is the dust jacket, essentially without wear or soil and still bearing the printed $3.00 price (one very faint small mark at the top of the front panel). Immensely popular upon publication, this novel was #40 on Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.

Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter (Inscribed Special Edition). Viking, New York, 1948.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Description: Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. One of 750 copies of the first edition specially bound for distribution to friends of the Viking Press. Light separation to front hinge thus nearly fine in grey cloth binding with red-and-black stamping to the front panel and faded spine, absent dw as issued. INSCRIBED and contemporaneously dated by Greene on the front end paper to Viking Press editor Dorothy Shereff. One of Greene’s most popular and enduring works, and chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels since 1923. Uncommon signed.

Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: DJ in archival cover large chips edge ware spine sunned Stated published by Viking Press in July 1948.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publishers cloth. Limited Release of 150 " This copy of The Heart Of The Matter is one of 150 copies of the first edition specially bound for distribution to friends of the Viking Press." Stated published by Viking Press in July 1948. Rear hinge starting. In protective cover.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$3250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover spine, lightly sunned, wear to the extremities.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter. Viking Press, 1948.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, very light edge wear, soiling on rear.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Heart of the Matter.. The Viking Press, New York, 1948.

Price: US$5500.00 + shipping

Description: First American edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bob Goldstein from Graham Greene Nothing under $200,000." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Edgard Cirlin. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. The Heart of the Matter was enormously popular, selling more than 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom upon its release and went on to win the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. It tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town. Scobie is bound by strict integrity to his role as assistant police commissioner and by severe responsibility to his wife, Louise, for whom he cares with a fatal pity. When Scobie falls in love with the young widow Helen, he finds vital passion again yielding to pity, integrity giving way to deceit and dishonorâ€"a vortex leading directly to murder. As Scobie's world crumbles, his personal crisis develops the foundation of a story by turns suspenseful, fascinating, and, finally, tragic. ''Graham Greene was in a class by himself. He will be read and remembered as the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety" (William Golding). It was named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the it was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.