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Greene, Graham. The Name of Action.. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of Greene's second novel, which was never reprinted. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Rare. Greene's second novel, The Name of Action, follows the strange turn of events that occur when wealthy British youth Oliver Chant is sent to Germany to participate in an underground Communist rebellion. Greene became disenchanted with the work and prevented it from being reprinted, making it one of his scarcer titles.

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

Graham Greene. The Name of Action by Graham Greene (First Edition). William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1930.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The Name of Action by Graham Greene (First Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Front free end page ripped out. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. 344 pages. Greene's second novel, suppressed after initial publication, is now quite rare. Disillusioned by Britain, wealthy youth Oliver Chant is sent abroad to Trier (Germany) by UK Communist leader Kurtz. Kurtz had been exiled to Britain by Trier's new dictator Demassener and promised Oliver Chant that he'd be part of a dramatic rebellion.

Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.

GREENE, GRAHAM;. The Name of Action. The author's second novel.. London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930 1st edition, 1930.

Price: US$214.43 + shipping

Description: Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Bound in navy blue cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and blind embossed Heinemann logo to rear corner. Plain endpapers. Corners slightly bumped. Some rubbing on edges and boards. Some marks and light scratches to boards, especially rear board. Professionally re-cased at some point. Some mild foxing and darkening to endpapers and title page inside. Some minor spots to fore edge of pages. Else generally clean & tight copy. - This is the Rare second book of Greene who tried to suppress it's publication. 344 pp.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

GRAHAM GREENE. THE NAME OF ACTION. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1930.

Price: US$285.90 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT, NO JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 344 PAGES. VERY MINOR WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, TWO INK STAMPS TO INNER FRONT BOARD WITH NO OTHER STAMPS [SEE IMAGE] OWNERS NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES & PAGE FORE-EDGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY & MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.

Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

GRAHAM GREENE.. The Name of Action. A novel.. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1930.

Price: US$292.40 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 344pp. Dark blue cloth lettered in gold at the spine and with a blind border to the upper board. Top edge dust soiled. Cloth a little marked, with some light rubbing to two or three extremities. Edges, endpapers and several dozen preliminary leaves quite lightly spotted, and with a little further occasional mostly marginal spotting. An inch-long slit to head of the front hinge, but the binding still sound. Several small areas of surface abrasion to the front pastedown where it would appear a bookplate has been removed, and a former owner signature neatly inked to the front free endpaper. A good copy. No dust wrapper. The author's third book and second novel, which he subsequently distanced himself from and was never reprinted. Wobbe A3 (who estimates that not more than 3,000 copies were printed).

Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom

GREENE, Graham.. The Name of Action.. London William Heinemann Ltd, 1930.

Price: US$302.50 + shipping

Description: First edition, 8vo, scattered foxing heaviest at terminal ff., a couple of leaves with small tear to fore-edge, ink name on verso of preliminary blank, lacking front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, rubbed and creased with some minor bowing. greene Greene's scarce second book; the author was dissatisfied with the work and, as with Rumour at Nightfall, disowned it and prevented it from being reprinted.

Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom

Greene, Graham [1904-1991]. The Name of Action. Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition . London 1930., 1930.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Description: First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep dark navy almost black cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains xii, 344 printed pages of text. Author's second book. Small old ink dedication to the top left of the front free end paper, page edges slightly browned, four large splash marks to the half-title page which disappear by the first page of text, a little foxing to the lower end papers and lower fore edges, cloth sound and with only minor surface rubbing, spine not faded with the gilt title strong and bright, hinges strong and square binding, sadly no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 20 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945

Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Graham Greene. The Name of Action. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1930.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First and only edition. Greene's second novel, repudiated by the author after poor reviews and sales, the book remains out of print to this day. Lacking jacket. Dark blue cloth binding. Light rubbing to edges of spine. Short crease in cloth to front board, scratch to rear board. Foxing to page edges and endpapers, scattered foxing to text. Bookplate to front pastedown endpaper 'The Book Society Ex Libris'. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 7.5 inches (14 x 19 cm).

Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom

GREENE Graham. THE NAME OF ACTION. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$422.35 + shipping

Description: Hb original dark blue cloth ,gilt titles to spine 344pp Very minor tan spotting to fore edges o/w A FINE Crisp Copy

Seller: E.J Morten Booksellers BA, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom

GREENE, Graham. The Name of Action [Raymond Greene's Copy, with ownership signature]. William Heinemann Ltd (1930), London, 1930.

Price: US$825.00 + shipping

Description: First impression. Octavo (22cm); blue cloth over boards, titled in gilt in spine; 344pp. With ownership signature in pencil of Raymond Greene to front free endpaper. Slight rubbing to board edges; scattered faint foxing within, still a sound, Very Good copy. Greene's scarce second novel. This copy with Greene family provenance, having belonged to Graham's older brother Raymond (1901-1982), a medical doctor and mountaineer who participated in the fourth Everest Expedition. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor following his service as medical advisor to Gen. Charles De Gaulle in 1960.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

Greene, Graham. The Name of Action. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. [viii], 344 pp. Bound in publisher's dark navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine, lacking dust jacket, light wear and edges slightly foxed, front hinge overopened. An attractive copy of the author's second novel, which he repudiated and would not allow to be reprinted.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Graham Green. The Name of Action. Heinemann,, London, 1930.

Price: US$4613.39 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The Name of Action by Graham Green, First edition, Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1930. The Name of Action is Greene's second novel and was initially badly received by critics and the public. Sales of the book were poor and Graham Green disowned the book so it has remained out of print since it's first publication. This copy has a dust jacket and is in very good condition.Original dark blue boards in bright condition with gilt lettering on the spine. Minimal wear to the covers. The contents are clean with a few minor spots of foxing. The original dust jacket is a second issue state with 3/6 net on the spine. Chipping and some loss on the top edge of the spine jacket. There is a closed tear and small hole on the front fold. 8vo 344 printed pages.

Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom

Greene, Graham. The Name of Action. William Heinemann, London, 1930.

Price: US$9500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, in the first state dust jacket, of Graham Greene's elusive second novel. After the success of his 1929 debut The Man Within, Greene was given an unusually large advance to write The Name of Action, which introduces key elements of his later work: espionage, revolution, a doomed love story. In this case, a callow young Englishman's plot to overthrow the German dictator is complicated by his infatuation with the man's wife: "'Mr. Chant, of - of South-West London -- offering the post of mistress to the wife of the Dictator of Trier. Doesn't it strike you as amusing - as,' she added fiercely, 'impertinent?'" A critical and commercial disappointment, The Name of Action was a source of embarrassment to Greene, who suppressed further publication: "I was trying to write my first political novel, knowing nothing of politics." A near-fine copy of a scarce book, in a remarkably fresh jacket. Single volume, measuring 7.25 x 4.5 inches: [8], 344. Original navy blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, original yellow typographic dust jacket printed in red and black, with price of 7/6 on spine panel. Light wear to jacket spine ends, spine panel faintly sunned, stain to rear panel.

Seller: Honey & Wax Booksellers, ABAA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.