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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Celebrity Cooking. Foreword by A. Dickson Wright.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1967. [Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.240. With vignette illustrations within the text. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers in photographic dust-jacket priced 18s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. Jacket worn, with some chips and tears. Overall very good. Despite faults this is a scarce book in..... More
The Property of a Lady [within] A Treasury of Modern Mysteries.
New York: Doubleday, 1973. [Thriller collection] FIRST EDITION thus. A Book Club-only publication. Two volumes, containing Ian Fleming's 1963 James Bond novella. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.463; 536. Bound in publisher's red and yellow cloth hardcovers, illustrated dust-jackets. Near fine in wrappers which are gently toned to the spine. Also..... 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. A clean, fine copy in like, price-clipped jacket. A pyschological thriller; an actor and..... 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
The Prison.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 182; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt and black to spine, russet endpapers, dust-jacket priced at $4.95. A clean, fine copy of the book..... More
Across the Street. Translated from the French by John Petrie.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited, 1954. [Crime Fiction] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.183; [1], blank. Red cloth stamped in green to spine, dust-jacket illustrated by Lore Strich, priced at 8/6. A very good copy in slightly chipped jacket. A supreme storyteller, his non-series psychological thrillers are..... More
The Family Lie.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. [Psychological thriller] FIRST US EDITION (stated). Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 146; [4], blank. Publisher's red hardcovers cloth with titles in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at $7.95. Edges lightly spotted, bright jacket slightly toned to..... More
Maigret's Christmas.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 326; [4], blank. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Beverley Lebarrow, priced £4.95. A near fine copy in like wrapper with sun-lightened spine panel. Nine short stories featuring Inspector Jules Maigret..... More
November.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. [Intrigue] FIRST UK EDITION, translated from the French by Jean Stewart. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.155; [1], blank. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton, priced at £1.25 / 25s. A clean, fine copy in jacket. A domestic..... More
The Glass Cage.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. [Psychological thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 148; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in bronze to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Robert Korn priced at $5.50. A clean, fine copy in like..... More
The Glass Cage. Translated from the French by Antonia White.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. [Psychological thriller] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.[iv]; 156. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Ken Reilly. Neat inscription, price clipped else fine. A penetrating study of a psychopath, first published in French in 1971, and released in..... More
Maigret's Failure.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.143; [1]. In publisher's cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by P. Youngman Carter, priced at 12/6. No inscriptions, contents clean, top edge dusty/spotted, jacket with some edge wear, worn at spine..... More
The Girl with a Squint.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. [Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.156. Translated from the French by Helen Thomson. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverley LeBarrow, priced at £3.95. A clean fine copy of the book in similar jacket but for..... 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
Teddy Bear. Translated from the French by John Clay.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971. [Mystery] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.156. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverley LeBarrow, priced at £1.50. A clean, fine copy. Virtually as new. The disturbing story of Professor Chabot, from a supreme storyteller. Simenon's..... More
When I was Old. Simenon on Simenon. Translated from the French by Helen Eustis.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. [Autobiography] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 343; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, metallic/pearlescent effect dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton, priced £2.50. A clean, bright, near fine copy with unfaded jacket. Fine. Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium..... More
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