GRAHAM GREENE
14. Journey Without Maps Heinemann, 1936. First edition. Original yellow cloth with brown lettering in buff pictorial dustwrapper printed in black and red with Book Society wraparound band. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper, which is exceptional in its cleanliness and crispness and is just a couple of scarcely visible short closed tears shy of perfection. An exemplary copy. [44562] Sold Greene’s first travel book, an account of a 350 mile walk through Liberia. The title of the book comes from the fact that the interior of Liberia was unmapped at the time and Greene had to rely on native guides and porters. At the time of the journey Greene had written four novels of modest commercial success and was starting to doubt he could make a living as a writer. His publisher’s clearly shared his pessimism, and the book was published in very small numbers and is now among Greene’s rarest major works.
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