The West Pier

0 First edition/First printing published by Constable, London 1951. Owner's embossed address and ink date to ffep. No other marks or inscriptions. Browning/Spotting to endpages. Clean Black cloth covers.

London: Constable, 1951. Hamilton's last books, a trilogy about the "abominable Gorse", a young sociopath & conman in England between the wars and his various victims; delightfully cynical. S&G was the loose basis for the 1987 ITV series The Charmer. West Pier is dated 1951; Stimpson & Gorse 1953; Unknown Assailant 1955. Each is the first edition (first printing), stating… Read more about this item

This is a first Readers Union edition (1953) of The West Pier, the brilliant novel by the English writer Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), which was first published in the same year by Constable. It is the first of the three-novel Gorse Trilogy, which is based on the activities and personality of the con-man and murderer Neville Heath, who was executed for… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1951. First printing of the first book in the Gorse trilogy. Ernest Ralph Gorse, unscrupulous con man, woos a working class girl with the aim of getting the money she has socked away. Spine heel gently bumped with a touch of rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears,… Read more about this item

London: Readers Union, 1953. book clean and tight. DJ: edge wear, tear to rear and fold.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Nichols. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Readers Union, 1953. owners name front endpaper, otherwise book clean and tight. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nichols. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Readers Union, 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 1953 Hardcover, with Dust Jacket. In Very Good condition, with very light edge wear. The Dust Jacket is in Good+ condition, with some edge wear. Also some chipping and several neatly closed tears. The jacket is enclosed in an archival gloss Mylar jacket protector.

Penguin Group, 1986. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

0 First edition/First printing published by Constable, London 1951. Owner's embossed address and ink date to ffep. No other marks or inscriptions. Browning/Spotting to endpages. Clean Black cloth covers.

Readers Union. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Yellowed paper. 1953. Hardcover. Romance set in Brighton. 250gms weight; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 248 pages .

Hardback. Very Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Books, 1986-06-03. paperback. Used: Good.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.