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Isherwood (Christopher) All the Conspirators, first edition, Graham Greene's copy with his ink ownership inscription to pastedown and signed presentation inscription from the author "For Graham, from his admiring cousin Christopher. April 1961." to front free endpaper, Autograph Letter and Autograph Postcard signed from Isherwood to Greene loosely inserted along with Jonathan Cape advertisement flier, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, long split to upper joint, some light creasing to head,[Westby and Brown p.3], 8vo, 1928.

A fine association copy of Isherwood's first novel, inscribed to his cousin Graham Greene when the two writers were at the peak of their fame, along with two excellent letters written by Isherwood when the two writers were at very start of their careers.

In the first letter (dated July 2, presumably 1929), Isherwood congratulates Greene on the publication of his first novel The Man Within: "I don't feel I should do The Man Within justice in a third class German railway carriage, so shall reserve it as a treat for when I get back, in three weeks' time. Why I really write all this is to congratulate you on your magnificent notices. I haven't seen a single bad one. I'm awfully glad it's going so well..."

The second letter (dated May 27, postmarked 1936) regards Greene's discussion with Methuen in assisting Isherwood to move to the publisher (Methuen would begin publishing Isherwood's works in the 1940s), about Greene's It's a Battlefield and his continued global travels.

Lot 261

Isherwood (Christopher) All the Conspirators, first edition, Graham Greene's copy with his ink ownership inscription and signed presentation inscription from the author, 1928.  

Hammer Price: £8,500

Description

Isherwood (Christopher) All the Conspirators, first edition, Graham Greene's copy with his ink ownership inscription to pastedown and signed presentation inscription from the author "For Graham, from his admiring cousin Christopher. April 1961." to front free endpaper, Autograph Letter and Autograph Postcard signed from Isherwood to Greene loosely inserted along with Jonathan Cape advertisement flier, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, long split to upper joint, some light creasing to head,[Westby and Brown p.3], 8vo, 1928.

A fine association copy of Isherwood's first novel, inscribed to his cousin Graham Greene when the two writers were at the peak of their fame, along with two excellent letters written by Isherwood when the two writers were at very start of their careers.

In the first letter (dated July 2, presumably 1929), Isherwood congratulates Greene on the publication of his first novel The Man Within: "I don't feel I should do The Man Within justice in a third class German railway carriage, so shall reserve it as a treat for when I get back, in three weeks' time. Why I really write all this is to congratulate you on your magnificent notices. I haven't seen a single bad one. I'm awfully glad it's going so well..."

The second letter (dated May 27, postmarked 1936) regards Greene's discussion with Methuen in assisting Isherwood to move to the publisher (Methuen would begin publishing Isherwood's works in the 1940s), about Greene's It's a Battlefield and his continued global travels.

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