Brighton Rock (Greene) & Epitaph for a Spy (Ambler) Folio Society 1st ed. 2 Vol.

Brighton Rock (Greene) & Epitaph for a Spy (Ambler) Folio Society 1st ed. 2 Vol.

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Brighton Rock (Greene) & Epitaph for a Spy (Ambler) Folio Society 1st ed. 2 Vol.
Folio Society
Literature

Brighton Rock (Graham Greene) & Epitaph for a spy (Eric Ambler)

Graham Greene & Eric Ambler

£31.99
Printing year Not Known
First edition Not Known
Binding Cloth
Volumes 2
Weight 2 Kg
Condition Good
Condition notes In good overall condition. Brighton Rock VGC. Epitaph for a spy: minor production defect to endpapers, light foxing, and wear at the back of slipcase.

Edition details

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene. Introduced by John Sutherland. 8 integrated black & white illustrations by Geoff Grandfield. Bound in cloth, blocked with a design by Geoff Grandfield. Pictorial slipcase. 320pp. 9x5¾in. ‘The Boy' Pinkie is a 17-year-old gangster - described by Evelyn Waugh as ‘the ideal examinee for entry into Hell. He gets an alpha in every paper.' Armed with vitriol and fuelled by adrenaline, Pinkie is a sociopath who lives by violence and deception, managing to keep himself one step ahead of the law. Sixteen-year-old Rose is an innocent and trusting girl who unintentionally compromises Pinkie's alibi for the murder of rival gang member Fred Hale. Pinkie can prevent her from testifying against him by tricking her into a loveless marriage, but an amateur vigilante, Ida, has sensed that Rose is in grave danger … As damnation closes in on Pinkie, Rose is ‘doomed' to salvation and the ‘appalling strangeness of the mercy of God'. Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler. Introduced by Stella Rimington. 7 coloured illustrations by Paul Blow. Bound in picture blocked dark blue cloth. 220pp.

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