London: Reinhardt Books in Association With Viking, 1990.. First Edition, First Printing.

A collection of 12 short stories. One of the stories, "A Branch of the Service," is published here for the first time; most of the others have never appeared in book form. With a preface by the author.

PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 x 5 5/8 inches; 205 x 135 mm), vii, [1],149, [1] pages in green cloth, gilt titles to spine, in a printed dust jacket (hard cover).

CONDITION: Near Fine, with slight paper loss to half title (probably a production error), not affecting any text. The unclipped dust jacket is Near Fine, with a tiny black mark near the bottom of the lower panel.

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Graham Greene (1904-1991) was a prolific novelist, short story writer, travel writer and children's book writer. Many of his novels and short stories have been successfully adapted to the movie screen, including The Third Man (directed by Orson Welles), The End of The Affair , and The Quiet American

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Bookseller: Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1546
Title: The Last Word and Other Stories
Author: Greene, Graham
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1871061237
ISBN 13: 9781871061239
Publisher: Reinhardt Books in Association With Viking
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1990.
Keywords: Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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