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1938réf. 1307621938. First Edition. GREENE Graham. Brighton Rock. New York: Viking 1938. Octavo original silver-stamped black and rose boards original dust jacket. Housed in a custom slipcase. $4000.First edition of GreeneÕs electrifying noir novelÑÒhis first enquiry into the ways of man and GodÓÑ this American edition preceding the English edition by one month in scarce unrestored dust jacket.Following the success of A Gun for Sale 1936 Graham Greene drew upon news stories for this noir novel about a gang led by the sadistic killer Pinkie Brown. Although Greene claimed that his unforgettable characters had no living models it has been suggested that barmaid Ida Arnold was inspired by Mae West whose films had been reviewed by Greene. ""West's description of herself as 'a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it' could be said of Ida."" Yet Brighton Rock achieves a resonance that reaches beyond a tale of gang warfare or popular thrills. ""There is a battle for Pinkie's soul between the powers of Good and Evil as there was in the case of Marlowe's Dr. Faustus."" Greene's questioning of good and evil makes this ""his first Catholic novel his first enquiry into the ways of man and GodÉ It was to lead on to Power and the Glory 1940 and End of the Affair 1951"" Sherry I:637-649. Greene finished the novel in January 1938 and in May ""worked on proofs of the American edition"" Sherry II:3. ""Brighton Rock is an audacious bookÉ It is a world of razors bullies poverty false sentiments torture and death"" Shelden 203. Greene later noted that ""Brighton RockÉ is one of the best I ever wrote"" Ways of Escape. First edition appearing one month before the English edition: with ""Published in June 1938"" on the copyright page. Greene co-authored the screenplay for the 1947 Boulting Brothers film starring Richard Attenborough as PinkieÑ""the original sawdust Caesar just as he is the slick-haired ted with a razor blade Alex in A Clockwork Orange 1971É It's hard to locate a real tradition of homegrown British film noir but Brighton Rock comes close to it"" Guardian. Miller 17a. Wobbe A13b. Hubin 180. Text fine very lightest rubbing to silver-stamped boards toning to cloth spine; dust jacket with light edge-wear toning to spine with shallow chipping to spine ends minor tape reinforcement to verso. An extremely good copy in scarce unrestored dust jacket. hardcover
1938réf. 1307621938. First Edition. GREENE Graham. Brighton Rock. New York: Viking 1938. Octavo original silver-stamped black and rose boards original dust jacket. Housed in a custom slipcase. $4000.First edition of GreeneÕs electrifying noir novelÑÒhis first enquiry into the ways of man and GodÓÑ this American edition preceding the English edition by one month in scarce unrestored dust jacket.Following the success of A Gun for Sale 1936 Graham Greene drew upon news stories for this noir novel about a gang led by the sadistic killer Pinkie Brown. Although Greene claimed that his unforgettable characters had no living models it has been suggested that barmaid Ida Arnold was inspired by Mae West whose films had been reviewed by Greene. ""West's description of herself as 'a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it' could be said of Ida."" Yet Brighton Rock achieves a resonance that reaches beyond a tale of gang warfare or popular thrills. ""There is a battle for Pinkie's soul between the powers of Good and Evil as there was in the case of Marlowe's Dr. Faustus."" Greene's questioning of good and evil makes this ""his first Catholic novel his first enquiry into the ways of man and GodÉ It was to lead on to Power and the Glory 1940 and End of the Affair 1951"" Sherry I:637-649. Greene finished the novel in January 1938 and in May ""worked on proofs of the American edition"" Sherry II:3. ""Brighton Rock is an audacious bookÉ It is a world of razors bullies poverty false sentiments torture and death"" Shelden 203. Greene later noted that ""Brighton RockÉ is one of the best I ever wrote"" Ways of Escape. First edition appearing one month before the English edition: with ""Published in June 1938"" on the copyright page. Greene co-authored the screenplay for the 1947 Boulting Brothers film starring Richard Attenborough as PinkieÑ""the original sawdust Caesar just as he is the slick-haired ted with a razor blade Alex in A Clockwork Orange 1971É It's hard to locate a real tradition of homegrown British film noir but Brighton Rock comes close to it"" Guardian. Miller 17a. Wobbe A13b. Hubin 180. Text fine very lightest rubbing to silver-stamped boards toning to cloth spine; dust jacket with light edge-wear toning to spine with shallow chipping to spine ends minor tape reinforcement to verso. An extremely good copy in scarce unrestored dust jacket. hardcover books