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Price: US$22.10 + shipping
Description: In-8°, pp. 188, legatura editoriale t. tela nera con titolo in argento al dorso. Non conservata la sovraccoperta. Ottimo stato. Prima edizione. Wobbe; Graham Greene. A Bibliography & Guide to Research, A23a. Haining, Crime Fiction, p. 200.
Seller: LIBRERIA ANTIQUARIA PIEMONTESE, TORINO, Italy
Graham Greene. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann, London, UK, 1950.
Price: US$26.87 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Hardcover first edition 1950. This book is in fair condition: mark on ffep from a movie photograph stuck to the flap of the dust jacket; cracked at the half title page - despite this the pages are still well bound. The dust jacket is in poor condition - price-clipped; a photographs stuck on the front flap; photograph from movie on the inside of the back flap; extensive edge wear with rubbing, creasing, tears and losses of material; half an inch or so lost across the top of the spine and onto the back; two inch tear at base of spine with about an inch lost across the bottom; extensive rubbing along the edges of the spine, with some areas rubbed right through. Photos available on request.
Seller: Secondhand Books 'n' Things, Ross Creek, VIC, Australia
Greene Graham. The Third Man And The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann. 1950., 1950.
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Description: HB. 1st ed. Corners bumped. Inscription to FFEP. Remains of DW. Reading copy only.
Seller: Geoff Blore`s Books, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book VERY GOOD portion of spine rubbed but silver lettering is still bright and sharp, light toning to perimeter of half title and second rear endpaper; dust jacke POOR price clipped, spine lacking about 2/3 of bottom remaining third of spine is detached from front & rear panels, both flaps detached but still present, tape reinforcement at top and bottom of corners, chipping and creasing.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The third man and The fallen idol. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1950.
Price: US$55.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 188 pag Size: 5G6
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
Graham Greene. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1950.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1950 first edition. Size 12mo, 7.25" tall, 188 pages. Black cloth covered boards with silver gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Book condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, slight fading at head of spine and front upper outer corner, end-papers are quite toned and a few light spots to first and last few pages, pages are slightly toned otherwise clean.
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. THE THIRD MAN AND THE FALLEN IDOL. William Heinemann, 188 pp., London, 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Tiny nick at front and back cover edge. Text in english.
Seller: Buenos Aires Libros, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$100.77 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine 12mo. hardcover. First Edition in Good, protected price - clipped d/j which has lost top cm of spine without affecting title. There is also a diagonal crease at top left cnr. of front wrap of d/j. Some light rubbing/creasing to edges of d/j. Photos available on request. 188pp.
Seller: Yarra Cottage Books, Warrandyte, VIC, Australia
GREENE, Graham. The Third Man; and Fallen Idol. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1950.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Published: 1950. First Edition / 1st Impression. DESCRIPTION: Black cloth with brown endpapers. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Lightly rubbed cloth. Tightly bound with small tape residue to endpapers (possibly holding DJ in place). Prev owner name ffep. Large finger / hand smudge mark to front margin of page 8, going into the text. Toned text block edges. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 188. Size: 18.5cm by 12.5cm.
Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1950.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Forewords by Greene. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, rubbed and creased at the edges, chipped at the head and foot of the spine. Black cloth, bumped at the bottom-right corner of the front board, silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The basis for the 1949 Carol Reed noir of the same name starring Orson Welles. Greene wrote the novel to help him develop the script. After the success of the film, the novel was published.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Graham Greene. The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. William Heinemann, 1950.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. Owner's name on front flyleaf. Dust jacket worn with missing bits at the top of the spine.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$201.54 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Edges and endpapers tanned. Scattered foxing. Light abrasion to fore edge. Previous owner's neat name to front free endpaper, also to rear with address. Jacket slightly rubbed, small chips to spine ends, price clipped ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; (vi,188) pages
Seller: Haymes & Co. Bookdealers, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
GRAHAM GREENE. THE THIRD MAN & THE FALLEN IDOL. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1950.
Price: US$360.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 188 PAGES. FEW SMALL CHIPS & RUBBING TO EDGES OF JACKET WITH SOME LOSS AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE ON JACKET, FEW CREASES TO EDGES OF JACKET WITH MARK TO MIDDLE REAR OF JACKET, ENDPAPERS & HALF TITLE BROWNED, INSCRIPTION DATED 1950 TO FRONT ENDPAPER. PLEASE NOTE: DUST JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT MAY SHOW SOME WRINKLES OR REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY IN A GOOD -VERY GOOD JACKET WITH TEXT PAGES CLEAN & FREE OF FOXING, & CLOTH COVER FRESH & CLEAN. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Graham Greene. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1950.
Price: US$450.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo. Black cloth. pp.[vi], 188, [ii] (blank). Contemporary ownership inscription to the front pastedown, the prelims with a nick at the upper corner becoming a small, unobtrusive chip, the early leaves with some inherent creasing, slight edgewear, and mostly marginal soiling, but towards Very Good on the whole in slightly lesser jacket (in removable plastic sleeve), chipped primarily to the corners and somewhat nicked in general, the spine ends tired, and the lower panel a little marked, but in fact presenting well enough.
Seller: Test Centre Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first hardcover edition, and the first time Graham Greene's novelization of his famous screenplay saw print. "The Third Man" was published separately later the same year in the US. Basis for the legendary 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Front hinge starting, two bookplates on the front pastedown, with spots of adhesive residue on the top and bottom edges of the endpapers. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with chips at the corners and spine ends.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. William Heinemann Ltd, 1950.
Price: US$805.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression, published by William Heinemann in 1950; the year after the release of the film of the same name also written by Graham Greene. Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A few very faint marks to boards with some toning to edges and browning to half-title and rear blank. Nice and clean otherwise and free from names and inscriptions. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few tears to edges, some chipping and toning to spine panel, otherwise very good.
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Price: US$1011.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Third Man and the Fallen Idol, two entertainments by by Graham Greene with forewords by the author. First edition of the original version of The Third Man with unusually good condition and unclipped dust jacket. The text has been set from the original manuscript. Original black cloth boards with white lettering on the spine. Minimal wear to the boards. Dedication on the front free page dated 18/07/50. The contents are clean. The unclipped dust jacket has lightly darkened spine colour. Light chipping to the spine ends of the jacket with tiny tears on the folds and two on the upper front cover. 8vo
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Contains the original text from his manuscript which was the film treatment for The Third Man. The story of The Fallen Idol also served as a film treatment. Hubin, p. 349. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the corner tips, mild wear to the head of the spine panel with a tiny chip and closed tear and color touch up. Scene from the motion picture The Fallen Idol comprises rear panel. (28463)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham. THE THIRD MAN AND THE FALLEN IDOL. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1950.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First Impression. Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 188, [2]pp. Small bookplate to front pastedown, with a few small stains to endpapers, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 6s net), measuring ca.1/8" taller than the book; minor wear to spine ends and corner tips, with a single closed tear to upper edge of rear panel; bright, very Near Fine example. First hardcover edition, and the first time Greene's novelization of his famous screenplay saw print. "Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime - and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder." Basis for the Oscar-winning 1949 film directed by Carol Reed, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. Criterion 64; Wobbe A23.a.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
GREENE, GRAHAM.. THE THIRD MAN AND THE FALLEN IDOL.. William Heinemann Ltd., [1950]., London, 1950.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Fine in dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and the extremities. Rollo Martins comes to Vienna, a city still controlled by the four occupying powers, expecting a job from his old friend Harry Lime, only to arrive in time for his funeral. Angered by hints of his friend's involvement in the black market rackets and confused about conflicting reports of the hit-and-run accident that killed Lime, Martins decides to conduct his own investigation. The 1949 film, THE THIRD MAN was directed by Carol Reed, with Graham Greene as the screenwriter. The film starred Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Trevor Howard, and Alida Valli. The Third Man Theme music was by Anton Karas. THE FALLEN IDOL was also made into a film in 1948, with Carol Reed as director and Graham Greene, Leslie Storm, and William Templeton as screen writers. It was originally published in 1935 using the title of THE BASEMENT ROOM. The title was chosen by the film distributors and is the story of a murder by a somewhat pathetic man who is unwittingly betrayed to the police by a small boy.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Greene, Graham.. The Third Man and The Fallen Idol.. London, William Heinemann, Ltd., [1950]., 1950.
Price: US$1657.34 + shipping
Description: 8vo. (6), 188 pp. Contemporary full cloth with silver stamped spine-title. With original photographic dust jacket with stills from both film adaptations. First English edition. In the preface Greene states that "'The Third Man' was never written to be read but only to be seen." Indeed, the novella was written as something of a screen treatment, a precursor to the screenplay he would ultimately write for the film adaptation, and not published until after the movie premiered. The 1949 film was directed by Carol Reed and starred Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Garnering three Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Cinematography, the film is considered "a bona fide classic" (Maltin) and was voted the greatest British film of all time in the British Film Institute's 1999 survey. - Greene writes in his second preface, "'The Fallen Idol' unlike 'The Third Man' was not written for the films. That is only one of the many reasons why I prefer it. It was published as 'The Basement Room' in 1935". This short story serves as the source material for the 1948 British film "The Fallen Idol", another critical success and again directed by Reed, starring Ralph Richardson. - Internally clean and tight, all edges trimmed; text block edges lightly toned with minor scattered foxing. Dust jacket unclipped, minor edgewear, chipping to head and foot of spine and corners with minimal losses, spine somewhat sunned. A good copy. - Miller 26c.
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$2190.05 + shipping
Description: (London: William Heinemann 1950). First UK Edition. Publisher's original black boards with silver lettering to the spine and Heinemann logo blind-stamped to the rear board. The boards are really bright and clean with sharp corners and the spine lettering un-faded. The book appears to be unread. The top and fore edges have a touch of foxing which has just crept into the text block to the early/late pages of the book. Overall a close to fine copy with the inner pages beautifully clean and fresh. There are no inscriptions or book-plates. The dustwrapper is priced 6s net to the inside flap (as called for) and is a lovely near fine example with just a trace of rubbing to the tip and tail of the spine (which is completely un-faded). There is a miniscule nick at the head of the spine. The dustwrapper of this title is notoriously fragile and subject to wear. This copy has lasted the test of time remarkably well. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
Greene, Graham. The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$2383.29 + shipping
Description: (London: William Heinemann 1950). First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with silver lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. A fine copy in a near fine complete dustwrapper with the lightest of wear to the extremities with a few, very minor, closed tears. None of the usual chipping and loss so often seen to the dustwrapper. A very nice copy indeed. "The Third Man" was the basis for the 1949 Oscar-winning film noir directed by Carol Reed starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard set in post-war Vienna. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
GREENE GRAHAM. The Third Man and the Fallen Idol. Heinemann, London, 1950.
Price: US$3542.72 + shipping
Description: (London: William Heinemann Ltd 1950). First UK Limited. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. Pale brown Heinemann-style endpapers. Browning to the edge of the half-title otherwise a near fine (or better) copy in a fine D/W with minuscule rubbing at the head and tail of the spine but with no tears, wear or pieces missing. Great photographic-style D/W. The Third Man was written in 8 weeks as the screen treatment that the author created as a first step in the production of the film version which appeared in 1949 and won first prize at the Cannes Film Festival and also won a BAFTA for Best British Film of 1950. Robert Krasker won an Oscar in 1951 for Best Cinematography (Black & White). The Third Man was directed by Carol Reed and starred Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. The Third Man is Graham Greene's most iconic tale set in post-war Vienna ('a smashed dreary city') occupied by the four allied powers. Exceedingly rare in this condition and the best copy we have handled for many years. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom