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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.
![Item #67550 The Property of a Lady [within] A Treasury of Modern Mysteries. Ian Lancaster...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/67550.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1709573067)
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
The Magician. Translated from the French by Helen Sebba.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.188. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverly Lebarrow, priced at £2.25 to front flap. No inscriptions, edges clean and white. A crisp, fine copy. A novel..... More
The Magician. Translated from the French by Helen Sebba.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.188. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverly Lebarrow. No inscriptions, gentle spotting to top edge, jacket is clean and fresh, price clipped. Near fine. A novel..... More
The Patient.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963. [Intrigue] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.236; [2], blank. Publisher's blue-green cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Youngman Carter, repriced at 18s. No inscriptions, contents clean, page edges toned, jacket lightly rubbed only, some dustiness to rear panel..... More
Maigret Keeps a Rendezvous.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1941. [Detective Fiction] FIRST U.S. EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.312. Elegantly bound in green half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the original decorative cloth covers bound in at rear. Contents clean and..... More
Three Beds in Manhattan.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. [Mystery novel] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression, translated by Lawrence G. Blochman. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.187 [1]. Publisher's jade cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Beverly LeBarrow, priced £2.95. Fine, in a near fine jacket with one nick at crown..... More
Maigret's First Case.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Patricia Davey, priced at 11/6. Contents and edges clean and fresh. A fine copy of the book in a lightly used wrapper..... More
Maigret's First Case.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. [Crime Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. Recently re-bound in navy half calf, with raised bands gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the original spine bound in at rear. A hint of spotting to first..... More
The Man on the Bench in the Barn.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. [Thriller] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.170. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton priced at £1.25 / 25s. Edges slightly dusty, small stain to endpaper, generally clean ex-library copy with one stamp to copyright page and a...... More
The Man on the Bench in the Barn.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.170. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton priced at £1.25 / 25s. Contents clean, no ink names. Simply a fine, fresh copy. A murder-mystery set in New England..... More
The Reckoning.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. [Thriller] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.124. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Craig Dodd. Loose related news clipping tucked in. No inscriptions. Gently used, near fine. The death by strangulation of the beguiling woman Lulu has unexpected repurcussions..... More
The Reckoning.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. [Thriller] FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.124. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Craig Dodd. Loose related news clipping tucked in. Brown spot to title otherwise unmarked within. Jacket near fine with slight sunning to spine. Shows well. The..... More
Maigret In Society.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. [Detective fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[2] 160 [2]. Recently re-bound in green half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the original spine bound in at rear. A clean copy in an..... More
Maigret In Society.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. [Detective fiction] FIRST UK EDITION, second impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth, titles in silver to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by P. Youngman-Carter, with the printed price of 12s.6d. net. Contents clean, gift note in ink to endpaper, edges and extremities toned, jacket..... More
The Delivery.
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION, stated. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[iv]; 211; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth, with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Soren Arutyunyan, priced at $10.95 to front flap. With autograph of Georges Simenon to the title page..... More
![Item #71738 Maigret and the Apparition. [Maigret and the Ghost]. Georges SIMENON, Eileen ELLENBOGEN](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/71738.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1745338614)
Maigret and the Apparition. [Maigret and the Ghost].
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 clean, fine copy. First published in..... More
Maigret And The Headless Corpse.
London: White Lion Publishers, 1974. [Crime Mystery] Reissue, FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 170. Publisher's yellow cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. Contents clean, no inscriptions, price clipped jacket a little edge worn, some rubs. Shows well. First published in French in 1955, and first..... More
![Item #71739 Maigret and the Loner. [Maigret and the Ghost]. Georges SIMENON, Eileen ELLENBOGEN](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/71739.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1745338614)
Maigret and the Loner. [Maigret and the Ghost].
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 162; [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with the dust-jacket illustrated by Paul Bacon, priced at $5.95. A clean, fine copy. Maigret investigates the murder of a homeless..... More
![Item #73852 Maigret and the Loner. [Maigret and the Ghost]. Georges SIMENON, Eileen ELLENBOGEN](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/73852.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1768238704)
Maigret and the Loner. [Maigret and the Ghost].
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 162; [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with the dust-jacket illustrated by Paul Bacon, priced at $5.95. Contents clean, small bump at foot ofd spine. A crisp, near..... More
Maigret and the Madwoman.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 184 [4]. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton. Trivial handling. Simply a fine, fresh copy. First published in French as 'La Folle de Maigret'..... More
Maigret and the Man on the Bench.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 181; [5], endmatter. Publisher's hardcovers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at $5.95. A clean, near fine copy. Published in the UK as Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard..... More
Maigret and the Spinster.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 155 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Sally Davies. Contents clean, some spotting/toning to edges and endpapers, price clipped jacket gently sunned to spine. Near fine. First published..... More
Maigret and the Spinster.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977. [Crime Fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 155 [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Sally Davies. Ink names to free endpaper else contents clean, jacket gently sunned to spine else fine First published in French..... More
Maigret in Vichy.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 177; [3], blank. Publisher's pale green cloth with blue titles to spine, blue endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket drawn by Ken Braren, priced at $3.95. Contents clean..... More
![Item #68044 Maigret's Boyhood Friend. [Maigret's Childhood Friend]. Georges SIMENON,...](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/68044.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715099346)
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, priced $4.95. A lovely fine..... More