The Name Of Action

London: William Heinemann Ltd, (1930). First Edition. First impression. Octavo (22cm); blue cloth over boards, titled in gilt in spine; 344pp. With ownership signature in pencil of Raymond Greene to front free endpaper. Slight rubbing to board edges; scattered faint foxing within, still a sound, Very Good copy. Greene's scarce second novel. This copy with Greene family… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. First edition of Greene's second novel, which was never reprinted. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Rare. Greene's second novel, The Name of Action, follows the strange turn of events that occur when wealthy British youth Oliver Chant is sent to Germany to participate in an underground Communist rebellion. Greene became disenchanted with… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1930. First edition, in the first state dust jacket, of Graham Greene's elusive second novel. After the success of his 1929 debut The Man Within, Greene was given an unusually large advance to write The Name of Action, which introduces key elements of his later work: espionage, revolution, a doomed love story. In this case, a… Read more about this item

Owned by Charlie Watts, ROLLING STONE drummer. First edition in a very good dust-jacket. Presentation copy of Greene's second novel: rare in the dust-jacket. In his autobiography, Greene writes: 'My second and third novels, The Name of Action and Rumour at Nightfall, published in 1930 and 1931, can now be found, WITH COA FROM CHRISTIES

London: Heinemann, 1930. A first edition, first printing published by Heinemann in 1930. Bound in the original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, publisher's device stamped in blind on lower board, FIRST ISSUE DUST-JACKET (priced 7/6), internally very clean indeed, dust-jacket a little worn at extremities and repaired with tape on verso at head of spine, some browning… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. First American Edition. hardcover. A couple of small sunned spots on spine, very light upper spine wear, else VG to VG+ in a good, price-clipped Dust Jacket with an internal spine hole, and spine chipped and faded with lettering barely readable. Very uncommon; the author's second mystery. Only 1000 copies were printed in… Read more about this item

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. . First edition, 8vo, scattered foxing heaviest at terminal ff., a couple of leaves with small tear to fore-edge, ink name on verso of preliminary blank, lacking front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, rubbed and creased with some minor bowing. greene Greene's scarce second book; the author was dissatisfied with the work… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1931. First American edition. Cloth. Good +. 8vo. Clothbound book lacking the scarce dustwrapper. 312 pp. Stated first edition of this early novel by Greene which he disvowed later. Well-bound copy with wear to cloth at spine tips. Light staining to page edges throughout. A good to very good copy of quite a scarce… Read more about this item

heinemann 1930. first edition octavo blue cloth boards, 344pp VG (light marking, light bruising, ownership name to fep, some foxing, heavier in prelims) SCARCE author's second book which he regretted and did not allow reprinted

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 7.5 inches (14 x 19 cm). First and only edition. Greene's second novel, repudiated by the author after poor reviews and sales, the book remains out of print to this day. Lacking jacket. Dark blue cloth binding. Light rubbing to edges of spine. Short crease in… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. First edition. First edition. [viii], 344 pp. Bound in publisher's dark navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine, lacking dust jacket, light wear and edges slightly foxed, front hinge overopened. An attractive copy of the author's second novel, which he repudiated and would not allow to be reprinted.

London: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1930. Book. Good. First Edition. A GOOD FIRST EDITION EX LIBRARY EDITION IN CLOTH BOARDS. SOME SOILING THROUGHOUT. MISSING FRONT END PAPERS. TYPICAL EX LIBRARY MARKINGS- STAMPS, ETC..

Garden City, New York:: Doubleday, Doran & Company,, 1931.. First US edition.. publisher's cloth.. 1932 pencil ownership signature on front free endpaper (probably cannot be erased because of the colored endsheet); spine a little sunned and rubbed; tight and sound. . 8vo,.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. Stated First Edition (came out in the UK the year previous). Cloth, no jacket, very good, spine mellowed/faded, inscription in ink from 1995 on flyleaf, previous owner's blindstamp on half title. Author's second novel, also involving espionage and romance.

WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LONDON, 1930 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT, NO JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 344 PAGES. VERY MINOR WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, TWO INK STAMPS TO INNER FRONT BOARD WITH NO OTHER STAMPS [SEE IMAGE] OWNERS NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1930. Hardcover; 8vo; 344 pages. FIRST U.K. EDITION. Author's 2nd book. Blue cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering on spine. Moderate edgewear/rubbing. Small white smudge on front, and lightly shelfworn. Bumped corners. Yellowed page-edges. Lightly foxed endpapers. The pages are yellowing but bright and clean. No dj. G-/--. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket.

1 . hardback. Very Good. 1st ed. L.(Heinemann) 1930. Slightly wracked. Small scuff mark in lower corner of cover else a most attractive copy.

Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Name on title page, otherwise unmarked.Flylraf cut out. Covers moderately worn. Binding square & firm.This book was suppressed by Greene, and this is the only edition. The dust jacket is a facsimile..