The End of the Affair

London: William Heinemann, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition, first impression of Graham Greene's celebrated novel, reviewed by Evelyn Waugh as 'singularly beautiful and moving'. The first edition, first impression of Greene's work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in London during and after the Second World War, the novel follows the obsessive and passionate relationship of rising writer Maurice Bendrix, and Sarah Miles, the wife of a prominent civil servant.Examining the contradictions of Greene's Catholic faith, it was the fourth and final instalment of Greene's tetralogy of Catholic novels, following Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, and The Heart of the Matter. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip and wrap perimeters. Loss to back strip tail, with small loss to back strip head. Light closed tears to head of rear wrap. Small tape reinforcements to dust wrapper reverse at back strip head and tail. Significant closed tear to fold of front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good Indeed