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

271 c   GREENE, GRAHAM. (Hogarth, Paul, illus.). Graham Greene Country. Illustrated. Oblong 4to, publisher’s cloth; dust jacket. first edition , inscribed to myfanwy piper , the British art critic and librettist.“For Mif / this picture book / with lots of love / from / Graham.” (London): Pavillion, (1986) [300/400] with — Original pen and ink sketch by Hogarth (10x6 inches, sheet) of a waiter on the Dover- Ostend ferry reproduced on p. 23 of the “Stamboul Train” chapter in the above book, Signed, titled and dated by the artist. 272 c   HAMMETT,DASHIELL. TheThin Man. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, front cover design of blue mask within red border, blue and red geometrical design on spine, rear cover with “Borzoi” device, mottling to covers, spine tanned; unclipped dust jacket with blurbs on rear panel, numerous tape repairs to verso mending closed tears, spine panel faded with small chip touching a few letters at head, creasing and scattered soiling; ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. first edition of hammett ’ s final novel , first issue text with “seep” for “sleep” on p. 209. Layman A6.1.a. NewYork: Knopf, 1934 [800/1,200] 273 c   HELLMAN, LILLIAN. The Chil- dren’s Hour. 8vo, publisher’s yellow/brown cloth stamped in purple; unclipped dust jacket, two cellotape repairs on verso, one on recto, spine darkened with chip at tips and along panel, closed tear at folds, edgewear. first edition of the author ’ s first book . Review copy with publisher’s slip tipped to front free endpaper. NewYork: Knopf, 1934 [700/1,000] 271 272 273