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Greene, Graham : The Captain and the Enemy

Lester and Orpen, Toronto, 1988

DJ in archival cover. Stated first edition., Fine

1st Edition

Greene, Graham : The Captain and the Enemy

The Viking Press, U.S.A., 1988

ISBN 0670824054

DJ in archival cover. with a full number line starting with1., Fine

1st Edition

Greene, Graham : The Captain and the Enemy

Reinhardt Books, U.S.A., 1988

ISBN 1871061059

DJ in archival cover., Fine

1st Edition

GREENE**, GRAHAM: : The Captain and the Enemy.**

LONDON.REINHARDT BOOKS in Association with VIKING,1988.

ISBN 1871061059.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[The acclaimed writer's last novel before his death in 1991.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with green+reddish-brown coloured lettering to front+rear panel and spine,dw/dj design by Michael Harvey; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A couple of minor superficial indentations to each panel - but without any penetration or affecting concomitant spot beneath to boards.Top edge very,very lightly dust-soiled with minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting but overall clean,fore-edges also very lightly toned but still bright and clean - also without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a green+white striped head+foot-band and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK, slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-188pp [paginated] includes Pts I-IV comprising 6,1,1 and 1 sections with sub-chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,Pts individual separator pages, last page unpaginated too and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. 'I am now in my twenty-second year and yet the only birthday which I can clearly distinguish among all the rest was my twelfth,for it was on that damp and misty day in September that I met the Captain for the first time.I can still remember the wetness of the gravel under my gym shoes in the school quad and how the blown leaves made the cloisters by the chapel slippery as I ran recklessly to escape from my enemies between one class and the next.I slithered and came to an abrupt halt while my pursuers went whistling away,because there in the middle of the quad stood our formidable headmaster talking to a tall man in a bowler hat,a rare sight already at that date so that he looked a little like an actor in costume - an impression not so far wrong,for I never saw him in a bowler hat again.' Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

GREENE**, GRAHAM: : The Captain and the Enemy.**

LONDON.REINHARD BOOKS in association with VIKING,1988.T

ISBN 1871061059.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,plain white background dw/dj with repeated green+ reddish-brown printed lettering to panels - author+title respectively,title lettering to spine/backstrip minimally sunned/faded, author lettering unaffected,jacket designed by Michael Harvey; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - almost scoring/indent-free,though book has a slight lean.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean with a single,small,faint blemish to top edges,fore-edges lightly aged/toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,green+white striped head+foot-band and immaculate/clean plain green sets of endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-188pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters in total; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with author's character's explanation to its verso,individual Pts separator pages,last page of novel unpaginated and with a blank verso,2pp blanks at rear. Greene's last published novel,in his own lifetime.Lacking the usual finesse and tight plotting that characterizes a Greene novel,it does have merit,but is often overlooked and underrated. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. I am now in my twenty-second year and yet the only birthday which I can clearly distinguish among all the rest was my twelfth,for it was on that damp and misty day in September that I met the Captain for the first time.I can still remember the wetness of the gravel under my gym shoes in the school quad and how the blown leaves made the cloisters by the chapel slippery as I ran recklessly to escape from my enemies between one class and the next.I slithered and came to an abrupt halt while my pursuers went whistling away,because there in the middle of the quad stood our formidable headmaster talking to a tall man in a bowler hat,a rare sight already at that date so that he looked a little like an actor in costume - an impression not so far wrong,for I never saw him in a bowler hat again. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

GREENE**, GRAHAM: : The Captain and the Enemy.**

LONDON.REINHARD BOOKS in association with VIKING,1988.

ISBN 1871061059.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,plain white background dw/dj with repeated green+ reddish-brown printed lettering to panels - author+title respectively,jacket designed by Michael Harvey; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - minimal but superficial scoring/indents to either panel without penetration to boards beneath,book square without any lean.Top+ fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without blemish or any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – pristine,unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,green+white striped head+foot-band and immaculate/clean plain green sets of endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-188pp [paginated] includes 9 chapters in total; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with author's character's explanation to its verso,individual Pts separator pages,last page of novel unpaginated and with a blank verso,2pp blanks at rear. Greene's last published novel,in his own lifetime.Lacking the usual finesse and tight plotting that characterizes a Greene novel,it does have merit,but is often overlooked and underrated. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. I am now in my twenty-second year and yet the only birthday which I can clearly distinguish among all the rest was my twelfth,for it was on that damp and misty day in September that I met the Captain for the first time.I can still remember the wetness of the gravel under my gym shoes in the school quad and how the blown leaves made the cloisters by the chapel slippery as I ran recklessly to escape from my enemies between one class and the next.I slithered and came to an abrupt halt while my pursuers went whistling away,because there in the middle of the quad stood our formidable headmaster talking to a tall man in a bowler hat,a rare sight already at that date so that he looked a little like an actor in costume - an impression not so far wrong,for I never saw him in a bowler hat again. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

K,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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