Collection of Five Italian-Language Noir Novels
- V.p.: v.i., 1960
V.p.: v.i., 1960. Very Good/Very Good. Collection of five small octavo volumes. Moderate wear and light chipping to wrapper and jacket margins, rather long closed tear to top edge of upper jacket panel to the novel "Il Diavolo a Quattro," else a Very Good, bright and sound collection comprising:
1. Henry Kane. "Il Diavolo a Quattro: Romanzo" [Death on the Double]. Milano: Edizioni Giumar, ca. 1959. Publisher's stiff card boards in pictorial dust jacket; 215pp.
2. Rudy Marzano. "Orchidea Rossa." Roma: Edizioni Adriana, ca. 1965. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 127pp.
3. John B. West; Vera Veraldi [trans.]. "Strada Sbarrata: Giallo Proibito" [Bullets Are My Business]. Milano: Longanesi & C. 1963. Publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 237pp.
4. Lionel White; Elisa Marpicati [trans.] "A Mani Vuote: Suspense" [A Grave Undertaking]. Milano: Longanesi & C., 1964. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 208pp.
5. Bevis Winter; Sem Schlumper [trans.]. "Non Volevo: Giallo Proibito" [Next Stop - The Morgue]. Milano: Longanesi & C., 1966. Publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket.
Five popular Italian-language noir novels, all but one translated from the original English. The dust jacket and cover designs all employ original color photographs of beautiful women, all partly to fully en deshabille, the rear jacket panels additionally used for advertisements, whether for the publisher's crime series, a television program, or a nifty sports car.
1. Henry Kane. "Il Diavolo a Quattro: Romanzo" [Death on the Double]. Milano: Edizioni Giumar, ca. 1959. Publisher's stiff card boards in pictorial dust jacket; 215pp.
2. Rudy Marzano. "Orchidea Rossa." Roma: Edizioni Adriana, ca. 1965. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 127pp.
3. John B. West; Vera Veraldi [trans.]. "Strada Sbarrata: Giallo Proibito" [Bullets Are My Business]. Milano: Longanesi & C. 1963. Publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; 237pp.
4. Lionel White; Elisa Marpicati [trans.] "A Mani Vuote: Suspense" [A Grave Undertaking]. Milano: Longanesi & C., 1964. Publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 208pp.
5. Bevis Winter; Sem Schlumper [trans.]. "Non Volevo: Giallo Proibito" [Next Stop - The Morgue]. Milano: Longanesi & C., 1966. Publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket.
Five popular Italian-language noir novels, all but one translated from the original English. The dust jacket and cover designs all employ original color photographs of beautiful women, all partly to fully en deshabille, the rear jacket panels additionally used for advertisements, whether for the publisher's crime series, a television program, or a nifty sports car.