The Third Man and the Fallen Idol
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
First edition, first impression, published by William Heinemann in 1950; the year after the release of the film of the same name also written by Graham Greene.
Original black cloth with silver lettering to spine. A few very faint marks to boards with some toning to edges and browning to half-title and rear blank. Nice and clean otherwise and free from names and inscriptions.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few tears to edges, some chipping and toning to spine panel, otherwise very good.
Synopsis
The Third Man is Greene's brilliant recreation of post-war Vienna, a city of desolate poverty occupied by four powers. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless in Vienna to visit his old friend and hero Harry Lime. Harry is dead, but the circumstances surrounding his death are highly suspicious, and his reputation, at the very least, dubious. Graham Greene said of The Third Man that he "wanted to entertain [people], to frighten them a little, to make them laugh" and the result is both a compelling narrative and a haunting thriller. The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in the games that adults play. Left in the care of the butler, Baines, and his wife, Philip realizes too late the danger of lies and deceit. But the truth is even deadlier.
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- Bookseller
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1476183139436
- Title
- The Third Man and the Fallen Idol
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Graham Greene, The Third Man, First
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Books to Film; Graham Greene;
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