"I’M GRATEFUL NOW TO ANYBODY WHO LOVED HER"

GREENE, Graham. The End of the Affair. London: William Heinemann, (1951). Octavo, original gray cloth, original dust jacket. $750.

First edition of Greene's celebrated novel—"singularly moving and beautiful" (Evelyn Waugh)—in original dust jacket.

"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 without very scarce Daily Mail belly band. Miller 29a.

Toning to first and last leaf, light foxing to text block edge; original dust jacket with mild toning to spine and along folds, shallow chipping to spine and fold ends. An extremely good copy.