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Our Man in Havana
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1958. First edition. First edition, first impression. Signed by Graham Greene, inscribed "For [name crossed out] David Posner from Graham Greene." Greene did this on a number of copies of different books inscribed to Posner for reasons unknown. [vi], 273 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine, light foxing to edges, subtle wave to text block from an object like a pen being used as a bookmark, in a Fine unclipped dust jacket with hint of foxing back panel.
An excellent copy of one of Greene's best known works, a comic novel of espionage in Cuba. The basis of a 1959 film. Rare signed.
Synopsis
Our Man In Havana is a novel by British author Graham Greene. Certain aspects of the plot, in particular the importance of secret military constructions, appear to predict the Cuban Missile Crisis, which took place in 1962. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959, directed by Carol Reed and starring Alec Guinness. In 2007, it was adapted into a play by Clive Francis.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944838
- Title
- Our Man in Havana
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Cuba, signed, espionage, spy novels, Castro, MI6
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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