"Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all."
— Abraham Lincoln

See below our stock of Georges Simenon First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 159 [3]. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Haruo Miyauchi, priced at $6.95. A fine copy. First published in French..... More
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6] 183 [3]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. Top edge yellow. With the yellow dust-jacket designed by Ken Braren. Price-clipped jacket sunned to spine..... More
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. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime..... More
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. Price-clipped, else a fine, fresh copy. First published in France in 1962. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction (2002), p.167, Steinbrunner and Penzler;..... More
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4] 150 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with pink titles to spine. With the black dust-jacket designed by William Gregory, priced at $5.95. Some light bumping and rubbing to..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Slightly dusty copy with a couple of short tears. Most attractive. A brace of short crime novels from..... More