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GREENE**, GRAHAM: : MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND? And Other Comedies of the Sexual Life

LONDON.BODLEY HEAD,1967.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/VG++.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,strong,vibrant colours of pictorial artwork,by Stephen Russ,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with yellow and b/w lettering,rear panel with critics' reviews for 'The Comedians' with black lettering to a white background; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Some minor chipping with miniscule loss to foot of lightly sunned/faded spine/backstrip of dw/dj.Further minor nicks/ tears (3) to rear lower edge,another small V-shaped closed tear - still attached in situ - at head of spine/backstrip on the top rear edge of dw/dj and the white background is slightly grubbed but generally clean.A couple of small closed tears in the vicinity of the front top corner of dw/dj too.Top edges coloured(?)/ darkened(?),fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents generally bright,clean - some minimal foxing in lessening degrees to top edges of first 30pp - otherwise solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers - no offset foxing.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-188pp [paginated] includes 12 short stories; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table,title separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear.Described hard but fairly and honestly - it's really not as bad as it reads or would sound. Mr Green's new collection of stories,the third in his career (then 1967),is subtitled 'Comedies of the Sexual Life' - a phrase not to be interpreted narrowly.Their versatility is remarkable.The tone may be grotesque,or ironic, or near-tragic; the characters are drawn from both sexes,all ages and several nationalities; the settings range from the South of France to an English preparatory school,to a Caribbean island,to a nineteenth-century mid-European market town. The longer stories,especially the superb title piece,strike astonishingly deep within their limited compass; the short ones are equally memorable for their concentration and wit. Underlying all of them,even the most ferocious, is a compassionate concern for the men and women who are the actors in the 'comedies'. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

GREENE, Graham : May We Borrow "your Husband? And Other Comedies of the Sexual Life

The Bodley Head, 1967

First Edition. near fine (stain lower edge) in near fine price-clipped d/w, sl. wear spine ends, no fading

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