Greene, Graham (1904-1991) — A Burn-Out Case

London, Melbourne & Toronto Heinemann | Printed by the Windmill Press Ltd. (London) First Edition, First Printing pp. 256. Small 8vo., measuring 5.25" x 8". Publisher's original black cloth over boards, silver lettering to the spine. Remarkably well-preserved extremities, showing only a slight bump to the tail of spine, else, fine. Contents equally without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good+ lightly rubbed striking, first-issue, unclipped dustjacket bearing its original price of 16s., (the original cover art is attributed to Lacey Everett), showing a touch of wear to the head of spine panel. A handsome presentation in the first-state of this memorable Greene novel set in a leper colony along the Congo River. Near fine.