Return Ashes by Hubert Monteilhet (11 results)

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Based on the 1965 novel by Hubert Monteilhet. A Parisian woman who survived Dachau returns to her life in Paris, though she is assumed dead by her husband. Not recognizing her, he asks her to pretend to be his wife and fake her death so he may inherit her fortune. Set in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. One photograph Near Fine, one photograph Very Good, with some pin holes along the edges of the photograph, one photograph Poor with pin holes from staples across the photograph. Selby UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Book has fading to the topstain.A light touch of rubbing to the spine ends of the jacket. Second crime novel from the author. Translated from the French by Richard Howard.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Stated first printing hardcover. Slight foxing to to edge. Tight and square. The DJ has slight interior foxing and one microtear, and a tiny mark to front panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first printing. Very good book in a like dustjacket. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dj. Illustrated by (dj design) Janet Halverson (illustrator). First American Edition. [slight wear to book at spine ends, small company name rubber-stamped at lower corner of half-title page; the jacket shows only mild edgewear, and has a couple of tiny nicks along the top edge]. Crime novel about "a woman of great wealth who returns from a concentration camp, following World War II, to her young husband and to the daughter she has had by a previous liaison [both of whom] have believed she is dead. They are determined to acquire her fortune." Originally published in France in 1961 (as "Le retour des cendres"), the book was adapted for the 1965 British film of the same name, directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Ingrid Thulin and Maximilian Schell, and again (with considerable alteration of the plot) for the 2014 German film PHOENIX. (The company name rubber-stamped at the front of the book is the Mirisch Company, one of the firms involved in the production of the 1965 film.).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. :: The diary of Elizabeth Wolf, a chilling study of greed, depravity and crime! :: Translated from the French by Richard Howard. :: Basis for a 1965 British thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Ingrid Thulin, Samantha Eggar, Herbert Lom, and Maximilian Schell. :: Duodecimo (7 x 4 1/8 inches; 178 x 104 millimeters). All edges text block red. 124 pages. Condition: Very Good. Light shelf-wear, pages age toned. Bottom left rear cover corner crease. Inside covers are vintage bookshop & former owner stamps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing (stated), 1963. Signet #D2414. Movie tie-in edition with B/W photo stills from the A.J. Thompson Production on the cover. Clean and tightly bound with extremely slight shelf wear only. The contents remain unmarked. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dustjacket. First Printing. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Dj moderately shelf rubbed and soiled. Very light soiling to margin of page 5. Upper corners of book lightly bumped, tiny bit of wear to book at lower spine edge. Author's second crime novel.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First American Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly toned, with a slight wave to the bottom edge of the front panel.