JONKERS RARE BOOKS
72. The Old School Essays by Divers Hands. Contributors include Greene, Auden, Bates, Powell and others. GREENE, Graham (editor) Cape, 1934. First edition. Original black cloth lettered in blue. A near fine copy with some wear to spine ends. In - ternally very fresh. [44588] £75 This book consists of a series of essays by different authors about their old schools, including W. H. Auden (Gresham’s), H. E. Bates (Kettering), Anthony Powell (Eton). Graham Greene acts both as editor for the volume and contributor, with his chap- ter, “The Last Word” relating to Berkhamstead. Other schools include:Harrow, Rugby, Winchester, Sherborne, Cheltenham Ladies, Malvern, and Bedales.
BOOKS WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY GREENE
71. Oxford Poetry 1924 GREENE, Graham (contrib.); ACTON, Harold and QUENNELL, Peter (edit.) Basil Blackwell, 1924. First edition. Original dark blue wrappers, printed paper label to front wrapper, fore edge uncut. A very good copy with tanning to the spine and wear to the head of the spine. [44617] £150 An early appearance of Graham Greene’s work in print, com- prising two poems: Paint and Wood, and Childishness, pub- lished while he was a student at Balliol College and following a similar contribution to the previous year’s offering.
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