Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

260 c   GREENE, GRAHAM. Our Man in Havana. 8vo, publisher’s blue cloth, spine titles gilt; dust jacket, some rubbing and toning along top edges with a few nicks, light, occasional dust soiling. first english edition , inscribed by the author to his younger brother : “For Herbert / with love from Graham.”Wobbe A38a. London: Heinemann, (1956) [600/900] 261 c   GREENE, GRAHAM. The Pot- ting Shed. 8vo, publisher’s blue buckram; dust jacket, faint spotting, minor rubbing to edges; inked notations on four pages and seven lines on front endpaper in unknown hand. first english edition , inscribed to the author ’ s wife : “Vivien / with love from Graham.”Wobbe A37. London: Heinemann, (1958) [1,200/1,800] with — Another copy. 8vo, publisher’s cloth; dust jacket, spine panel tanned, top edges rubbed; endpa- pers discolored. First edition, Inscribed to the author’s secretary: “For DRY [Doris Young]/ from GG / gratefully.” Includes two programs from the NYC theatrical production. NY, 1957.Wobbe A37. 262 c   GREENE, GRAHAM. The Quiet American. 8vo, publisher’s ¼ cloth-backed boards, spine slightly faded, small scratches to front cover; dust jacket, spine panel faded with light wear to head and foot; rear hinge tender, small stain to top-edges. New York: Viking, 1956 [500/750] first american edition , presentation copy , inscribed : “For Sylvia Salmi from Graham Greene.” Salmi (her sticker on front pastedown) was a highly regarded photographer who did portraits of such literary figures as Wallace Stevens and Edmund Wilson. Beginning on p. 38 there are a series of marginal autograph notations, changing the British vernacular to its American equivalent (e.g. “You’ve got a bit of tail. I want a bit of tail too.” edited to “piece of tail,” etc.). These changes appear in future editions of the book, though who penned them is unknown. Wobbe A35b. 260 261 262