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GREENE, GRAHAM:. The Power and the Glory.. London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1940 1st edition, 1940.
Price: US$282.32 + shipping
Description: Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Bound in dark cream cloth, with maroon lettering to spine and Heinemann logo to rear corner. Light brown endpapers. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped, some rubbing to edges and corners, lettering on spine slightly rubbed. Inside pages a little tanned, front endpaper lightly marked, a few top corners very slightly creased. Else inside pages all clean and tight throughout. 280pp. The story of a Roman Catholic priest in the state of Tabasco in Mexico during the 1930s, a time when the Mexican government, strove to suppress the Catholic Church.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$962.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition (first printing) of his Hawthornden Prize-winning tenth novel. 8vo. 280pp. Yellow cloth lettered in red at the spine. Spine ends just a little bruised, and the top edge lightly dust marked. A narrow strip of discolouration to the head of the upper board, and with some notable browning to the half-title, which is also a little tender. Several small tape residue marks to the pastedowns. A nice, crisp copy. No dust wrapper. A slip of paper bearing the author's signature, the name of a recipient and the date 1982 has been pasted to the front free endpaper. Uncommon. Wobbe A16.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Graham Greene. The Power and The Glory. William Heinemann, 1940.
Price: US$1283.27 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Third impression hardback with dustjacket, printed two months after first impression. Purple dustjacket is darkened and chipped to edges. Slight darkening to spine. 1" tear to rear, top edges, near spine. Yellow boards with pink title to spine. Foxing and browning to page edges. Internally clean. Good condition.
Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The Power and the Glory. William Heinemann, London, 1940.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing; colonial issue with small rubber stamp to verso of rear free endpaper. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth boards with spine lettered in red; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with slight lean to spine, corners bumped, several small water droplets to front cover visible only in raking light, light soiling to rear cover. Pages toned. A fantastic copy of an uncommon title, with many copies destroyed during the Blitz.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Graham Greene. The Power and the Glory (in original dustwrapper). William Heinemann, 1940.
Price: US$1700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene. William Heinemann, London. 1940 first UK edition second impression. Book in very good condition with minor rubbing to boards, in rare original dustwrapper with minor chipping to edges in mylar cover. Considered Greene's most important work and regarded as one of the best 100 novels of the 20th century.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Greene, Graham. The Power and the Glory.. William Heinemann, London, 1940.
Price: US$20000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Greene's masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some toning and light wear to the spine crown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Scarce in the original dust jacket and in this condition. Hailed by John Updike as "Graham Greene's masterpiece." The Power and the Glory was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the hundred best English-language novels since 1923. In 1947, the novel was adapted into a film, The Fugitive, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as the priest.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Graham Greene. The Power and the Glory. William Heinemann Ltd., 1940.
Price: US$26750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing ( First Published 1940 on copyright with no additional printings). Uniform toning on first title page. Foxing on Main title page, copyright page, and dedication page, otherwise none and otherwise Fine, unmarked and clean. NOT price-clipped (8s 3d price intact). Yellow cloth boards stamped in red. Unfaded and bright Dust Jacket in archival cover with light chips and edge wear. Prior owner bookplate on inside front cover. A very attractive copy of one of Greene's scarcest titles. Extremely scarce in original jacket.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Power and the Glory. William Heinemann, 1940.
Price: US$26999.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing ("First Published 1940" on copyright with no additional printings). NOT price-clipped (8s 3d price intact). Published by William Heinemann, 1940. Octavo. Yellow cloth boards stamped in red. Housed in a custom purple morocco and gray cloth clamshell case. Book is near fine. Has a slight spine lean and owner name penciled on flyleaf. Interior otherwise clean. Light bumps to three corners. Dust jacket is near fine with some light chips and edge wear. Coloring still bright on front panel. Spine only lightly faded. A very attractive copy of one of Greene's scarcest titles. Extremely scarce in original jacket. 280 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Power and the Glory.. William Heinemann, London, 1940.
Price: US$27500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Greene's masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light shelfwear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example. Hailed by John Updike as "Graham Greene's masterpiece." The Power and the Glory was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the hundred best English-language novels since 1923. In 1947, the novel was adapted into a film, The Fugitive, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda as the priest.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$42000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene. William Heinemann, London. 1940 first UK edition first printing. Octavo, cloth, spine lettered in purple, Heinemann windmill stamped in purple to lower right corner of rear board; top minld toning and soiling, top right corner of front board bumped and wrinkled. Cream colored endpapers, all edges trimmed; moderate toning to endpapers and half-title, internally generally clean but with some intermittent foxing. In original printed purple dust jacket; some minor chipping, professional restorations on verso, particularly along spine panel joints. Inscribed and signed "For Clive Hirschhorn - Graham Greene". Inscribed and signed on title page by the author to noted theater critic and collector of modern first editions, Clive Hirschhorn. A very good first edition copy of this title, one of the 3500 of this first edition printed. Housed in burgundy cloth clampshell with red leather labels stamped in gilt to front board and spine. One of the best novels of the 20th century, and often regarded as Greene's masterpiece. Almost never found with original dust jacket, let alone signed with this provenance.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands