Graham Greene: A Private Collection

GRAHAM GREENE

10. It’s A Battlefield Heinemann, 1934. First edition, remaindered issue with 3/6 overprinted on the spine of the dustwrapper. Orig- inal black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in stylish pictorial dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. A near fine copy with ownership inscription to front end - paper and small bookshop label to rear pastedown in a very good dustwrapper with some wear to spine ends and edges, and a price label and a touch of fading to the spine. [44625] £1,950

11. The Bear Fell Free Grayson & Grayson, 1935. Sole edition. Original grey cloth titled in gilt to spine and decorated in gilt to the upper cover in buff pictorial dustwrapper illustrated in brown and blue by Joy Lloyd. Number 65 of 285 copies, signed by the author. Frontispiece by Joy Lloyd. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with a hint of toning to the spine and two short closed tears to the top edge. [44620] £2,500 A short novella, not much cared for by Greene, but scarce by nature of its short limitation, particularly in such nice condi- tion.

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