simenon georges bernard frechtman (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Covers scuffed. (french fiction, translations into english ).

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Intrigue] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.236; [2], blank. Publisher's blue-green cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Youngman Carter, repriced at 18s. No inscriptions, contents clean, page edges toned, jacket lightly rubbed only, some dustiness to rear panel. Near fine. A psychological drama concerning a patient's stay in a mental hospital, described with agonising vividness and passages of comedy which relieve the grimness of the theme.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Suspense] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.144. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Peter Bate priced 18s. No inscriptions, contents and edges clean, jacket lightly used with minor rubbing, some creases and tears, label over artist's name (presumably applied by publisher). Very good. Rather scarce. Human intrigue concerning behaviours in the aftermath of the death of an elderly restaurateur whose family 'gather round like jackals waiting for the financial pickings'. A fine psychological thriller from a master of the genre. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 (2002), Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection, p363-5 (1976). Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99, 115. (1972).

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Suspense] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.144. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Peter Bate. No inscriptions, contents and edges clean, jacket lightly used with minor rubbing and a little wear at crown, label over artist's name (presumably applied by publisher) since fallen away. Very good indeed. Rather scarce. Human intrigue concerning behaviours in the aftermath of the death of an elderly restaurateur whose family 'gather round like jackals waiting for the financial pickings'. A fine psychological thriller from a master of the genre. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 (2002), Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection, p363-5 (1976). Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99, 115. (1972).