The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 1
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 2
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 3
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 4
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 5
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 6
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 7
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 8
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 9
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 10
The Basement Room and 9 others - photo 11

The Basement Room and 9 others

Sold
£ 1 764
Auction dateClassic
29.09.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1029029
Lot 378 | The Basement Room and 9 others
A group of 10 volumes, comprising:

GREENE, Graham (1904-1991). The Basement Room and other stories. London: The Cresset Press, Limited, 1935.
First edition, second issue. Octavo. (Some minor spotting and marginal marks.) Original red cloth boards, second issue [first issued in green cloth], titles to spine in black; original dust-jacket (the margins of the leaves not sufficiently trimmed, as a result of which the dust-jacket is folded into the text on the front flap, jacket with several nicks and chips).

— The Lawless Roads. A Mexican Journey. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1939.
First edition, first issue. Octavo. Photographic illustrations (occasional spots). Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, yellow cartographic endpapers; original dust-jacket (spine sunned, edges lightly tanned, nicks to spine ends and a few short closed tears).

— The Heart of the Matter. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948.
First edition. Octavo. Original blue cloth, silver titles to spine, top edge stained red (light spotting to edges); original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed and nicked).

— A Weed Among the Flowers. With an afterword by Sir Stephen Spender. [Los Angeles:] Sylvester & Orphanos, 1990.
Signed by Greene and Stephen Spender, number 59 of 300 numbered copies. 16mo. Illustrations. Original green silk, green printed paper title label bordered in gilt to upper board, yellow binding thread to spine, with matching slipcase with gilt interior; housed in a green cloth box.

— The Human Factor. London: Bodley Head, 1978.
First edition. Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in gilt, compliments slip from the publisher loosely inserted; original dust-jacket (lightly tanned).

GREENE, Graham (1904-1991) and Dorothy CRAIGIE (1901-1971, illustrator). The Little Horse Bus. London: Max Parrish, 1952.
First edition. Quarto. (A few faint spots or marks.) Original red boards, titles to spine and design to cover in gilt (spine lightly sunned); original illustrated dust-jacket (lightly rubbed dust-jacket, several small chips and closed tears with some tape repairs to verso).

GREENE, Graham (1904-1991). The Potting Shed. A Play in Three Acts. London: Heinemann, 1958.
First edition. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt (endpapers faintly browned); original dust-jacket with orange and white titles to front and spine (lightly rubbed, a few short tears and creases).

— The Captain and the Enemy. London: Reinhardt Books in Association with Viking, 1988.
First edition. Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in gilt; original dust-jacket.

— A Sort of Life. London: Bodley Head, 1971.
First edition, corrected state with ‘J. M. Barrie’ on p.177. Octavo. Original green boards, title to spine in gilt; original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed).

— A Sense of Reality. London: The Bodley Head, 1963.
First edition. Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in gilt; original dust-jacket (faintly marked).
Place of origin:United Kingdom
Auction house category:Printed books
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
20.09.2023 13:00 – 17:00
21.09.2023 09:00 – 17:00
22.09.2023 09:00 – 17:00
23.09.2023 12:00 – 17:00
24.09.2023 12:00 – 17:00
25.09.2023 09:00 – 17:00
26.09.2023 09:00 – 17:00
27.09.2023 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

Rumour at Nightfall
Rumour at Nightfall
£4 000
The Confidential Agent
The Confidential Agent
£4 000
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
£10 000
The Quiet American
The Quiet American
£4 000
The Name of Action
The Name of Action
£1 600
The End of the Affair and 9 others
The End of the Affair and 9 others
£1 600
Babbling April
Babbling April
£5 000
Stamboul Train
Stamboul Train
£5 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.