"I’M GRATEFUL NOW TO ANYBODY WHO LOVED HER": FIRST EDITION OF GRAHAM GREENE'S THE END OF THE AFFAIR, 1951

GREENE, Graham. The End of the Affair. London: William Heinemann, (1951). Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket. $6500.

First edition of Greene's celebrated novel—"singularly moving and beautiful" (Evelyn Waugh), inscribed by him, "To Oliver and M—-, in memory of the Feast of the Bells and many gasthofs, from Graham."

"One of the most true and moving novels of my time, in anybody's language" (William Faulkner), End of the Affair also won praise by Evelyn Waugh, who declared it "singularly moving and beautiful." On publication, the New York Times particularly noted: "Greene's verbal skill is as impressive as ever." The 1991 screen adaptation by director Neal Jordan won an Oscar nomination for Julianne Moore. First edition, first printing: original dust jacket, supplied from another copy, without very scarce Daily Mail belly band. Miller 29a.

Book with embrowning to first and last few leaves, with inscription ghosted through to the half title, cloth spine and extremities toned. Dust jacket with mild wear, toning to spine and along flap seams, one small rub near foot of spine. A very good inscribed copy.