Ways Of Escape

Ways of Escape is the autobiography of English author Graham Greene (1904-1991), written in 1980. Rather than talking about his life, he talks about his novels—how they came to be written, what he had intended to convey. He also details the sources of his characters and the ways in which he sought to disguise those characters. There are plenty of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1980. First edition, first prnt. (Precedes the UK and US editions). Signed by Greene on the title page. Spine topedge with crease, beginning page toning. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archivcal cover. Signed copies of this edition are not commonly available.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Toronto: Lester and Orpen Denny's. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919630138 . 1980 printing, 1st Canadian edition, same ISBN. HC/DJ - near fine. Very nice condition. Slight soiling outer edge of pages, light soiling to spine on jacket, light scuffing. Interior clean and intact, no markings. The experiences and encounters of… Read more about this item

London: Bodley Head, 1980 Green cloth titled in gilt on spine, tinted top edges. Dust jacket is intact, a tiny scuff. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: The Bodley Head, 1980. [Memoirs] First Edition. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.309; [3], blank. Two volumes. Bound green cloth with foil-stamped titles, top edge tinted green, dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at £6.95. One volume in publisher's dark green cloth blocked in gilt, the other in a lighter green cloth blocked in silver-gilt to the spine. Fine… Read more about this item

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards, foil titles on spine, xiv, 266 pp. Top edge slightly faded, a few small spots to edges, else fine. DJ has a few spots on spine; in Brodart archival cover. This memoir takes up more or less where… Read more about this item

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0919630138 . A first Canadian edition (following a leatherbound limited edition) of Graham Greene's second autobiography, focusing on travels to ". . .some of the troubled places in the world where I found myself for no good reason. .… Read more about this item

1 . hardback. Fine. 1st ed. Toronto (Dennys) (1980). Fine copy in dust wrapper.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First printing, hardcover. Very light foxing to the page edges, still a lightly used tight near fine copy in a bright near fine dust jacket which is now protected in an archival cover.

Canada: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1980. Fine. One of only 150 copies of the signed limited edition of the true first edition, which came out in Canada before the US and England. This is the second issue of the signed limited, in green cloth. A tiny portion (only ten copies in total?) of the first signed limited edition… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Yellow wrappers. Faded spine, curled wrappers, and a pen notation on the bottom page edge else very good.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys. 1980. vg-. Hardcover. ISBN:0919630138 266 pages; slight yellowing to pp; a small section of pp has crease to bottom corner; tear bottom front fold of dust jacket .

#53 of 150 copies SIGNED by Greene on the limitation page. Fine in brown boards, absent dw as issued, in a matching fine brown slipcase. Reportedly only 20 or so copies were produced in this format, rather than the 150 called for, which belies this being #53! Regardless, a very scarce format for this second installment in… Read more about this item

Lester & Orpen Dennys (1980), 1980-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with scuffs & scratches. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Denys, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Full green paper boards. xiv, 266 pp. Dust jacket lightly age toned. About fine.

UNCORRECTED PROOF in pale yellow wraps. FINE.

Simon & Schuster, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bodley Head, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Top edge of pages tinted green, No damage to describe. A literary biography, and a history of the modern world -- Haiti, Vietnam, Cuba, Kenya, MI5 in Africa and even Hollywood. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 309, [3] pages. Please refer to… Read more about this item

Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Gray boards with silver lettering along the spine. The corners are sharp. FIRST EDITION. There are ghost tape marks from DJ cover on endpapers. DJ has no tears. "An exceptional and fascinating memoir - the recollections… Read more about this item

Simon and Schuster, New York, 1980; First American Edition, first printing; 8vo, 320 pages. The resumption of Graham Greene’s memoirs, nine years after completion of "A Sort Of Life" in 1971. Here are first person tales of exploits during his world travels, candid revelations about himself, and details of the genesis and circumstances leading to each of his… Read more about this item