Violent Ends by Simenon Georges (7 items)

Hamish Hamilton, UK, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 155 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hamish Hamilton, UK, 1954. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has moderate lean. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Pages are lightly tanned. The spine and around the front board edges are very faded. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; Inventory No: 25030183..

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First UK Edition. Comprises two short stories, one of which served as the basis for the 1957 film noir starring Richard Conte and Diane Foster. Very Good plus in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight lean, with the two corners lightly bumped.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Hamish Hamilton 1954). First UK Edition. pp285. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy in like publisher's price-clipped and re-priced dustwrapper with evidence of damp to the verso of the back panel. A nice copy in really bright condition with none of the dulling so often seen with this title. Photographs/scans available upon request.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp285. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dustwrapper. Very good indeed (fading at the spine tips and foxed to the top and fore-edges in a near fine publisher's price-clipped and re-priced dustwrapper stamped 7/6 net to the inside flap. A very nice copy indeed in really bright condition with none of the dulling so often seen with this title. Further photographs available upon request.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.285; [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket featuring images by Robin Jacques, clipped and repriced by the publisher at 7/6 (reduced from 10/6). No inscriptions, contents clean, minor edge wear to jacket and a couple of neat tears to spine/joints. A brace of short crime novels from the creator of Maigret, originally published in France in 1952.

London: Hamish Hamilton. 1954. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Slight wear & chipping to DJ. Number inked to DJ front; The Brothers Rico was the basis of the 1957 film of the same name; 8vo; 285 pages .

London: Hamish Hamilton , 1954. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. The first UK edition of these classic crime stories by Georges Simenon. The first UK edition. Comprising of, 'Belle', and 'The Brothers Rico'. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Two classic crime stories by Georges Simenon. 'The Brothers Rico', was adapted into a popular American crime noir film starring Dianne Foster and Kathryn Grant. Georges Simenon was a Belgian author, and the creator of the fictional detective, 'Jules Maigret'. He was one of the most notable writers of the 20th century, with over 200 novels, and 150 novellas published. The half title page is present. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light shelf wear to the edges. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Some shelf wear to the edges with two small closed tears to… Read more