Graham Greene — Loser Takes All

London , William Heinemann Ltd. 1955. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this humorous and amusing novella by Graham Greene. The first edition, first impression.  in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper. A 1955 novella by Graham Greene, which he humorously described as written to encourage 'adultery, the use of pyjama tops, or registry office weddings&apos. He continued 'nor is it meant to discourage gambling&apos. The work was twice adapted into film. A pleasing copy of this early work.  In the original cloth binding in the original priced clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight bumping to extremities. Boards slightly warped. Dust wrapper is generally smart with loss to the extremities and the occasional chip and closed tear also. Stain to rear of wrap. Handling marks to wrap and the occasional spot, heavier to reverse of wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.