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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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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
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 ENGLISH 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
A Maigret Omnibus. Comprising: Maigret Right and Wrong (Maigret in Monmartre and Maigret's Mistake); Maigret Has Scruples; Maigret and the Reluctant Witness; Maigret Goes to School.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.525 [3]. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine. With the yellow pictorial dust-jacket by P. Youngman Carter, priced at 25s. Heavy spotting to edges and preliminaries. Jacket with some chips and closed tears to edges..... More
A Sense of Guilt. Translated from the French by Daphne Woodward.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. [Suspense] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Robin Jacques, priced at 12/6. A used copy with some dustiness and toning, jacket with some chips and tears. Very good. Two short stories..... 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
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. Some dustiness and soiling. Jacket with some creases and tears. Very good. A brace of short crime novels..... More
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