Graham Greene — A Burnt-out Case

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition copy of this touching novel by the popular author Graham Greene. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'A Burnt-Out Case' is a touching novel set in a Leper colony, placed on the upper reaches of a tributary on the Congo River in Africa.Greene found inspiration for this novel whilst travelling around various leper colonies in Africa in the 1950s.Graham Greene is best known for his novels 'Brighton Rock', 'The End of the Affair', and 'The Heart of the Matter&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn with a little age-toning and a few spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.