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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 Little Saint.
London: Hamish and Hamilton, 1966. [Modern Literature] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4]; 218; [2], blank. Publisher's teal cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket designed by Paul Bacon Studios with printed price of 18s to front flap. Rolling to crown of spine, minor wear to top..... 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. 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
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. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.279. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by MB, priced at 9/6. A lovely crisp, clean copy, with a touch of spotting to edges and a small nick to the front..... 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
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