Graham Greene — A Burnt-out Case

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this notable novel by Graham Greene. "A Burnt-Out Case" is set in a Leper colony on the upper reaches of the Congo. Greene took inspiration from his own travels in the Congo and the Cameroons when writing this novel, and dedicated it to doctor Michel Lechat who worked at a leper colony Greene visited in Yonda. With the original, price clipped dustwrapper. Greene stated that through this work he intended to give dramatic expression to various types of belief, half-belief and non-belief in a setting that is removed from world-politics. A smart copy of this work. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is very bright, with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. Minor sunning to the extremities of the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.