Lot 27 , Pearson, John - The Profession of Violence: the rise and fall of the Kray Twins. First Edition.

° Pearson, John - The Profession of Violence: the rise and fall of the Kray Twins. First Edition. 9 photo. plates; publisher's cloth and d/wrapper. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972; another copy - U.S. edition, published without the plates. New York: Saturday Review - Press,1973; Pearson, John - The Profession of Violence ... 3rd edition (revised and updated). 8 photo. plates; original cloth & d/wrapper. Granada, 1984; another copy - Book Club Associates, 1984; 2 further copies - paperback issue, William Collins, 2015; Pearson, John - The Cult of Violence: the untold story of the Krays. First Edition. 16 photo. plates (some coloured); original cloth and d/wrapper. Orion, 2001; another copy; Pearson, John - Notorious: the immortal legend of the Kray Twins. First Edition. 16 photo. plates & 12 facsimile pages; paperback issue. Century 2010. All books from the library of the author.
£80-120

Condition:
Profession (1st ed.) vg. in unclipped d/wrapper., sl/ tear no loss d/w upper bd. edge, press cutting loosely inserted - obit. Det.Ch.Supt. 'Nipper' read; US edtn. - publisher's cloth - backed bds. & d/w (some rubbing, few nicks d/w. edges), stain on fore-edge, sl. foxing back e/ps., Profession (3rd ed.) vg. in unclipped d/w., new intro., signed at front (Feb.84), most plts. differ from 1st Edtn,; BK Club Associates - incl, the plts., vg. in d/w.; Collins Pbk. - vg. copies, incl. the plts., variant issues with different covers, and one with 'fifth' edtn. on title; Cult - inscr. dedication - 'with all my love, for ever. P. x'; a congratulatory 4 line postcard from publishers; also an (undated) card from Veronica Richardson & Family, with author's observation - 'This is a card sent to us by CHARLIE RICHARDSON'S Widow!', vg. copy d/w. unclipped; another copy - a few pp. with relevant scoring & notes, title with 4 word note (re.p.85) & 3 word red ink note p.171; 3 relevant press cuttings loosely inserted; mostly different photos. from earlier; Notorious - vg. copy, 4pp intro. by author, most photos. are new (9)

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