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Georges Simenon | First Editions
1903 - 1989
See below our stock of Georges Simenon First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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'Automania'. A Special Edition of the 'Sunday Times' Magazine, 24th October 1965.
London: Thomson Newspapers, 1965. Newspaper magazine supplement format, colour illustrated. Pp.102. The 'Automania' issue, containing nothing but motoring content. Includes articles on race-tuner John Cooper, car-lover Peter Sellers, Grand Prix drivers Graham Hill, Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart, and road tests of Rolls Royce, Triumph, Humber, etc. Also includes 'The..... More
Three Beds in Manhattan.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. [Mystery novel] FIRST UK EDITION, translated by Lawrence G. Blochman. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.187; [1], blank. Publisher's jade cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverly LeBarrow. Near fine in like, price-clipped jacket with trivial wear to crown. A pyschological thriller;..... More
![None of Maigret's Business. [Maigret Enjoys Himself]. Georges SIMENON, Richard BRAIN](/pictures/thumb/57160.jpg?v=1592497807)
None of Maigret's Business. [Maigret Enjoys Himself].
New York, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1958. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 184 [6]. Publisher's mint green leatherette with yellow titles to spine. With the striking dust-jacket illustrated by Erza Jack Keats, priced at $2.95. Blue ink ownership to..... More
![Maigret's Boyhood Friend. [Maigret's Childhood Friend]. Georges SIMENON, Eileen ELLENBOGEN](/pictures/thumb/57161.jpg?v=1592584985)
Maigret's Boyhood Friend. [Maigret's Childhood Friend].
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 182 [4]. Publisher's white quarter cloth with red titles to spine, black paper over boards, and orange endpapers. Top edge orange. With the dust-jacket designed by William Gregory. Jacket price-clipped and lightly sunned..... More
![Maigret and M. Labbé. [Death of a Harbor Master and The Man from Everywhere]. Georges SIMENON,...](/pictures/thumb/57164.jpg?v=1592412845)
Maigret and M. Labbé. [Death of a Harbor Master and The Man from Everywhere].
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 312 [2]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and black device to upper. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf. Both endpapers show the remains of the jacket flaps, which were pasted..... More
Maigret and the Ghost.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.157; [3], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverley LeBarrow, priced at £2.95. Trivial toning. Fine. First published in France in 1962. More
The Others.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. [Psychological drama] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.124. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Beverley LeBarrow, with printed price of £2.50 net. A little sunned else a fine copy which appears to be unread. More
Maigret in Holland.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1993. [Crime Fiction] FIRST SEPARATE US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 165 [3]. Publisher's orange quarter cloth with gilt titles to spine and orange paper over boards. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Simon Ng, priced at..... More
![Maigret and the Bum. [Maigret and the Tramp]. Georges SIMENON, Jean STEWART](/pictures/thumb/57162.jpg?v=1592584985)
Maigret and the Bum. [Maigret and the Tramp].
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. [Crime Fiction] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4] 149 [3]. Publisher's green quarter cloth with silver titles to spine and black paper over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Donald and Ann Crews, priced at $5.95. A fine copy. Maigret must..... More
Maigret's Rival.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1980. [Crime Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] 176]. Publisher's purple cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-jacket illustrated by Stan Sagorski, priced at $7.95. Jacket with one tiny tear else a clean, fine..... More
Danger Ahead. Comprising: Red Lights, and The Watchmaker of Everton. Translated from the French by Norman Denny.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt to spine; slight fading to extremities, edges foxed. In its original pictorial dust wrapper, rubbed and frayed to extremities with chips to corners; back panel dusty. Very Good indeed. More
La Cage de Verre (Text is in french).
Paris, Presses De La Cite. 1971. FIRST EDITION, 8vo. Publisher's midnight blue cloth in simple white photographic dust jacket, small price sticker on the lower back. Very slight bumping to top of spine and lower front corner with just a hint of a lean. Light browning to text, slightly darker..... More
Magnet of Doom.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul 1955. FIRST UKH EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.279. Publisher's hardcover in original dust-wrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Quite simply a crisp, fresh, fine copy. Outstanding. 'A story of murder and scandal by a master of criminal psychology' (from the blurb of the Pan paperback edition). Haining;..... More
The Patience of Maigret. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Sainsbury.
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1939. [Detective Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320; [1], blank. Publisher's mid-green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Contents clean, binding very lightly handled. A fine copy without jacket. Scarce pre-war Maigret, published in America the following year. More
The Patience of Maigret. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Sainsbury.
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1939. [Detective Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.320; [1], blank. Publisher's mid green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Contents clean, edges a little dusty/toned, cloth with a few light marks and rubs. A very good copy without jacket. A desirable pre-war..... More
Violent Ends. Comprising Belle and The Brothers Rico.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.285; [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket featuring images by Robin Jacques, priced at 10/6. Textblock toned, more so to edges. Cloth toned to spine and board edges, wrapper shows well, toned to..... More
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