GREENE | The Heart of the Matter, 1948, presentation copy [together with another related work]

GREENE, GRAHAM

The Heart of the Matter. William Heinemann, 1948

8vo, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("For Col. Binoche | with grateful thanks | from Graham Greene"), original blue cloth lettered in silver, DUST-JACKET, some spotting, price-clipped dust-jacket worn and creased--[together with:] Binoche, Jacques. L'Allemagne et le Général de Gaulle... preface du General Binoche. Paris: Plon, 1975, presentation copy inscribed by the author, original printed wrappers, some browning, wrappers worn at extremities

Greene's novel is inscribed to General Francois Binoche (1911-1997), the distinguished Resistance fighter, French army officer and, later, politician. An AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Graham Greene") is laid-down to the front free endpaper in which the author recalls "the kindness you showed me in Morocco" and states "I have been in Malaya travelling around... and on my way home I am making a too short visit to Indo-China. Is there any hope of seeing you?" (1 page, 4to, Hotel Majistic, Kuala Lumpur, 16 January [1951]). The original envelope, redirected twice, is loosely inserted.

The volume by Jacques Binoche includes a preface by his father, General Binoche.

LITERATURE:

Wobbe A21a

PROVENANCE:

General Francois Binoche, presentation inscription

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