The Power and the Glory
For a first edition, first impression of The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (William Heinemann, 1940), the first point to check: Copyright page: “First published 1940” as the only printing statement, with “Printed in Great Britain at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey” at the foot.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Power and the Glory.
✓ Copyright page: “First published 1940” as the only printing statement, with “Printed in Great Britain at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey” at the foot
✓ Title page: William Heinemann Ltd, London :: Toronto, windmill device
✓ Dust jacket: lilac jacket with a cream front panel framed by a black star border, title in heavy black italic, “A novel by Graham Greene”; “Heinemann” at the foot of the spine
✓ Front flap: “The new novel by the author of Brighton Rock” blurb quoting Hugh Walpole, with no “Second large printing” line
✓ Price: 8s. 3d. net (8 shillings 3 pence) at the foot of the front flap (unclipped)
✓ Binding: yellow cloth, spine lettered in red, windmill device on the back board
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of The Power and the Glory is a first edition, first impression?
- ✓ Copyright page: “First published 1940” as the only printing statement, with “Printed in Great Britain at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey” at the foot ✓ Title page: William Heinemann Ltd, London :: Toronto, windmill device ✓ Dust jacket: lilac jacket with a cream front panel framed by a black star border, title in heavy black italic, “A novel by Graham Greene”; “Heinemann” at the foot of the spine ✓ Front… The identification points above show each one.
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