First edition 1961, published by The Bodley Head of London. Brown hardback cover with red cloth spine and gilt print. Cover has very slight edge wear. Illustrated dust jacket with red and black print, has a few small marks but certainly good and price unclipped. 123 pristine pages and illustrated endpapers front and rear.
This includes two accounts of the author's journals prepared for two of his novels, 'A Burnt-out Case' set in the Belgian Congo and 'The Heart of the Matter' set in Sierra Leone. A unique and fascinating insight into the kind of information gathering and raw material a novelist stores when preparing to write his epic novels.
A splendid and rare edition for collectors of Mr Greene's work, priced to reflect slight use.