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Graham Greene. The Labyrinthine Ways. The Viking Press, 1940.
Price: US$89.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition, second state, with cancels of pages 165 and 256, originally published in the UK as 'The Power and the Glory'. (The title is taken from the poem 'The Hound of Heaven' by the Catholic poet Francis Thompson). There are a number of other differences between the UK edition and the US one: 'The Power and the Glory' is dedicated to the priest who helped Greene with the book, whereas this is dedicated to his wife Vivien Greene - the last of six books dedicated to her. 'The Power and the Glory' also has an author's note and titles to the four chapters of Part One, all of which are omitted in the US edition. Very Good in publisher's yellow cloth with black titling. No d.j. The yellow cloth and lettering remain bright and bold. Endpapers are a little darkened but the text block is bright, fresh and clean. A bookplate has been removed from the f.e.p. Some glue darkening shadows in gutters. Binding tight and square, all corners sharp.Minimal shelf wear to top and base of spine. A very nice copy.
Seller: Barracks Books, Nash, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The labyrinthine ways. Viking Press, 1940.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Viking Press; New York, 1940. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing, Second State. Initially printed with 2 pages swapped, publisher recalled those and fixed them. However, some of the mixed-up ones are still around. On second state, page 165 starts A voice near his foot said. A Very Good, yellow binding with black lettering on front board and spine, sunned spine with a couple of stress creases, top text block edge stained green, moderate handling/rub marks to boards and spine, small abrasions to board corners, spine lean, some age toning to pages, crimping to spine edges, discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, bit of rubbing to board and spine edges, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 301pp. We pack securely and ship daily with 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.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. Viking Press, 1940.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, second state (March, 1940) Pages 165 & 256 both state "Chapter Three." 8vo, publisher's yellow cloth. Dust jacket, in mylar. Some minor chips to dj. Endpapers discolored near gutter. Originally published as "The Power and the Glory." Hardcover and dust jacket. Slightly cocked. Clean, unmarked pages.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Way. The Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second state of the first American Edition, with cancels of pages 165 and 256; Originally published as "The Power and the Glory"; Yellow cloth with black lettering remains bright and bold; Light scattered shadows in gutters and scattered darkening along edges; End leaves are a little darkened; Pages130/131 are a little darkened where a paper clipping was laid in; Volume remains tight and is otherwise clean and intact; DJ shows chipping and wear along edges and folds, with some separation; There is a one inch mostly closed tear that affects the Y in WAYS of title over front cover; All other lettering and the image on dust jacket remains good.
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. Labyrinthine Ways, The. Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$242.00 + shipping
Description: Second issue. 8vo, 301 pp. Boards rubbed, sunned, with fraying at head and heel of spine and corners; some discoloration to endpapers; page tanned.
Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. The Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 301. 8vo. Yellow cloth with navy lettering. Publisher's topstain. Toned at spine and top inch of rear board, minor shelfwear, discolouration to front joint and endpapers, contents clean and unmarked. First American edition of "The Power and the Glory". With p. 165/256 transposed, p.165 starting with "A voice said: "Well, have you finished now?" "
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
GREENE, Graham.. The Labyrinthine Ways.. The Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 301 pp. 8vo, publisher's gold cloth in dust jacket. First edition; first printing; second state . Tiny book label to front pastedown; some slight foxing to both pastedowns; otherwise a bright, sharp copy in an attractive jacket with some slight chipping and use to the extremities of the spine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. Labyrinthine Ways. VIKING PRESS, NY, 1940.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: spine is darkened, inside covers and front & rear end page have browning, corners are rubbed, general shelf wear. Pages 165 & 256 both state "Chapter Three." DATE PUBLISHED: 1940 EDITION: FIRST ED 301 VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING THERE WERE ONLY 3,500 OF THE FIRST EDITION PRINTED. JACKET: NONE
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. Viking Press, 1940.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First state of the first printing of the first American edition (first state of pages 165/256). A near fine copy copy in a very good jacket, complete with $2.50 price (jacket has some chipping and wear to edges; usual offset to endpaper gutters; ink signature on front free endpaper). Yellow cloth is nice and bright.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways [The Power and the Glory]. Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second issue with cancels on pages 165 and 256. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), generally toned, chipped at the top edge, a few tape repairs on the verso. Yellow cloth, toned at the far edges, with green ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, green top stain, clean internally. The first U.S. edition of Greene's novel The Power and the Glory, about a flawed priest traveling around Tabasco, Mexico ministering to the people in spite of its prohibition. Named by TIME to be one of the best 100 English-language novels written since 1923.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$425.42 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: hinges tight. signs of glue burn on pastedowns and free fly. god knows what the glue formula was. dj lightly soiled. photos available.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. The Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, second issue, and first edition thus, under this title [first published in London as 'The Power and the Glory]. 301pp. 8vo. Miller 20b Bright yellow cloth. Endpapers browned along hinges (from acidic binder's glue), else a near fine copy, with binding quite bright in very good dust jacket. The pictorial junclipped jacket has a few nicks to spine tips and top edge of both panels, and rear panel a bit dust soiled, else quite bright First American edition, second issue, and first edition thus, under this title [first published in London as 'The Power and the Glory].
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. THE LABYRINTHINE WAYS. Viking Press, 1940.
Price: US$966.62 + shipping
Description: THE LABYRINTHINE WAYS, Viking, 1940, first American edition (first issue with pages 165 & 256 transposed), a bright near fine copy in yellow cloth and vg dust-wrapper with some light chipping to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. Published in England as THE POWER AND THE GLORY.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival cover. First American Edition.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: DJ in archival cover tiny corner chips light edge ware. First American Edition. Stated first published in March 1940.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
GREENE, GRAHAM.. The Labyrinthine Ways. New York: Viking Press, 1940, 1940.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; first issue, of The Power and the Glory. Endpapers browned, else about fine in a dust jacket with a darkened spine, as well as other minor darkening and wear. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Labyrinthine Ways. The Viking Press, New York, 1940.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state, with pp. 165 & 256 transposed. Yellow cloth printed in black. The cloth has a small spot on the upper cover; the endpapers are browned in the gitters from the binding adhesive else this is a near fine copy. A former owner has written on page 256 in pencil to refer to p. 165 at that point. The dustwrapper is not clipped. The spine tips and folds have been professionally and unobtrusively repaired; it has a fine appearance, with only a little soil and toning from age. .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.