GREENE, GRAHAM. A BURNT-OUT CASE, 1961, PRESENTATION COPY (1 VOL.)

8vo, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY GREENE ("For Jack Robins [?] | with affectionate good wishes | from Graham Greene") on the front free endpaper, half-title, original black cloth, lettered in silver on spine, dust-jacket, collector's dark green slipcase, boards very slightly soiled with some rubbing to head of spine, some slight spotting to edges of jacket flaps

Wobbe A41a

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

First published in Swedish the preceding year, Greene's novel set in a leper's colony in remote Africa is "a fascinating study of the relationship of suffering, especially freely accepted suffering -- to wholeness" (review in The New York Times, February 1961).