Violent Ends by Simenon: First Edition (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. VIOLENT ENDS: Comprising; BELLE, and THE BROTHERS RICO By Georges [Joseph Christian] Simenon. Translated from French to English by Louise Varese. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1954). First edition in English, first printing. "First published in Great Britain, 1954 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd." statement to the copyright page. Originally published in French in 1952, and here translated to English for the first time by Louise Varese, these two short mystery novels are proclaimed "Romans Durs" translated as "Hard Novels". THE BROTHERS RICO was adapted to the Phil Karlson directed 1957 crime film Noir starring Richard Conte and deals with a brother who tried to claim an honest life and another who joined a U.S. crime syndicate--who orders him to find the missing and gone-straight brother. A vintage first edition in nicely collectible dust jacket. Former owner's name, date and 'Los Angeles' written to the upper front end-paper corner, some small mild soil spots to the upper and fore-edge page edges, else very good plus in blue linen boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with fabulous detailed crime scene art by Robin Jacques, with a touch of darkening to the spine panel, minuscule rubs to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips; front inner flap price-clipped with publisher's newly stamped price 7/6D. NET; rear panel author promotion information augmented with a bow-tied, pipe-smoking author photo. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear protective, removable sleeve after photographing for this entry. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine 1st impression in a very good dustwrapper. The book has a little neutralized foxing on the top of the text block and some bruising to the corners and spine ends. The wrapper has a thumbnail tear and a mark on the rear panel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. First printing. A VG copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Contains "Belle" which was the basis for the 1961 film "The End of Belle" directed by Rouard Molinaro and starring Jean Desailly, Alexandra Stewart and Monique Minand, as well as "The Brothers Rico" which was the basis for the 1957 film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Richard Conte, Dianne Foster and Kathryn Grant. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 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. …

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. (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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very nice copy in trifle rubbed dustwrapper. Contains "Bottle" and "The Brothers Rico".

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket. First Edition. 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.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in orange-red pictorial unclipped dust jacket (original price 10s. 6d. net); 285pp. Light shelf wear and a bit of dustiness, spine panel slightly toned, corners bumped, else Very Good and sound.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First British Edition. 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.

dj. First Edition. [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. …

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 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 the front panel. Small ink mark to the rear flyleaf. Price label to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age-toned to the edges but otherwise very bright and clean. Fine. None (illustrator). book. …

dj. 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.