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Our man in Havana

Title
Our man in Havana / Graham Greene ; introduction by Christopher Buckley ; illustrations by William Hamilton.
Author
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
Publication
San Francisco : The Arion Press, 2010.
Supplementary Content
Publisher's description

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Additional Authors
  • Buckley, Christopher, 1952-
  • Hamilton, William, 1939-2016
  • Hoyem, Andrew
  • Arion Press, printer, publisher.
  • Mackenzie & Harris, compositor.
  • Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker.
Description
296 pages : 28 illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
The story of a British vacuum cleaner salesman who gets accidentally drawn into Cold War espionage with disastrous and hilarious results.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Humorous fiction.
  • Spy fiction.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Bruce Old Style.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Greco Bold.
  • Typefaces (Type evidence) – Greco Adornado.
Note
  • "The edition is limited to 300 numbered copies, for sale, and 26 lettered copies, hors de commerce"--Colophon.
  • "Our man in Havana is the eighty-eighth publication of the Arion Press. It was designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem with the assistance of Gerald Reddan, Blake Riley, Lewis Mitchell, Kenneth Howard, Brian Ferrett, David Johnston, Leif Erlandsson, Sarah Songer, Anna Haglin, Daniel Wenger, Charles Martin, Diana Ketcham, and Krista Johnson. The type is Bruce Old Style, composed and cast at Mackenzie & Harris, with Greco Bold and Greco Adornado handset for display. The paper is Mohawk Superfine. The printing of the type and polymer plates for illustrations is by letterpress"--Colophon.
  • Originally published in 1958.
  • Illustrated with 28 full-page reproductions of drawings by William Hamilton.
Indexed In (note)
  • Bibliography of the Arion Press
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's blue cloth silkscreened in three colors with Cuban flag motive. Double-page illustration by Hamilton on lining papers.
Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-50
OCLC
639949922
Author
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991, author.
Title
Our man in Havana / Graham Greene ; introduction by Christopher Buckley ; illustrations by William Hamilton.
Publisher
San Francisco : The Arion Press, 2010.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Rare Books copy is no. 144.
Indexed In:
Bibliography of the Arion Press, entry 88
Binding
Publisher's blue cloth silkscreened in three colors with Cuban flag motive. Double-page illustration by Hamilton on lining papers.
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Publisher's description
Place of Publication
United States California San Francisco.
Added Author
Buckley, Christopher, 1952- writer of introduction.
Hamilton, William, 1939-2016, illustrator.
Hoyem, Andrew, book designer.
Arion Press, printer, publisher.
Mackenzie & Harris, compositor.
Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker.
Research Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-50
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