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194034400New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1940. 1940. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Sainsbury. First U. S. edition. Fine bright tight copy in a fine bright dust jacket. Maigret investigates the murder of Manuel Palmari a criminal Maigret had known for 20 years and who he suspected of being behind the string of jewel robberies over that period. Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone title and a superb copy. Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1940]. unknown
1961209567Lond. Hamish Hamilton. 1961. Or.red-coloured boards. Dustjacket designed by P.Youngman Carter. 191pp. A pristine copy in a pristine dj. 1st Eng. ed. Scarce in this condition. Lond. Hamish Hamilton. hardcover
73266London: Hamish Hamilton 1961. Mystery novel FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH first impression. Octavo 20 x 13cm pp.156. Publisher's deep orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Youngman carter clipped and re-priced at 7s.6d. from 12s. 6d. Contents clean edges toned no ink names. Jacket gently browned at rear. Near fine but for usual fading to spine. A classic suspense novel featuring an old former French Premier waiting for a current political contender to confront him about crucial incriminating evidence he holds hidden amongst his library. First published in French in 1958. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961 unknown
1961355490725206London: Hamish Hamilton 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp191. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. A Foyles bookseller's ticket to the front paste-down otherwise a fine copy in in a near fine dustwrapper with the usual fading to the spine but with the back panel beautifully clean with no foxing whatsoever. Great cover art by Youngman Carter. A very nice copy indeed. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1961355490725758London: Hamish Hamilton 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 12s 6d net to the inside flap. pp191. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper by Youngman Carter. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. About near fine minor foxing to the page block edges in like dustwrapper with several totally unnecessary tape reinforcements to the verso and with the dark orange spine faded to a lighter hue. The dustwrapper has no wear tears or pieces missing. Further photographs available upon request Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1961355490725757London: Hamish Hamilton 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 12s 6d net to the inside flap. pp191. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper by Youngman Carter. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. About fine in like dustwrapper with no fading to the orange spine. Very scarce in this condition. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
196635183New York: Harcourt Brace & World Inc 1966. First US Edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Cloth. Two complete novels. Light toning to spine panel mild foxing to top edge. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with mild foxing to edges and some fading to spine panel and front panel. ; Octavo. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc hardcover
193555462X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
66062New 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 in a very good jacket with some small chips and rubs slightly sunned to spine. First published in French in 1968 and published in this English translation in 1969. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969 unknown
73126London: Hamish Hamilton 1969. Crime novel FIRST UK EDITION first impression translated from the French by Lyn Moir. Octavo 19 x 14cm pp.191 1. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Michael Dempsey priced at 18s. Contents clean no ink names. Trivial handling. A fine copy. A domestic murder-mystery first published in French in 1968 and published in this English translation in 1969. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969 unknown
1969355490725792London: Hamish Hamilton 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 18s net to the inside flap. pp191. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Michael Dempsey. Boards really bright and clean. No inscriptions. A near fine or better copy just a slither of fading to the spine tips and a touch of foxing to the top edge in like dustwrapper. A very nice copy indeed. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
0241016665.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1969501507New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1969. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected galley proof printed rectos only. Tall octavo. Printed red wrappers with affixed publisher's information label. Well-thumbed modest shallow chip at top of the front panel but a sound very good example. Scarce in this format. Harcourt, Brace & World unknown
Q-0241016665Harcourt Brace 1969. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harcourt, Brace, 1969 hardcover
0151759804.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0241111706.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1984105982New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First American Edition. Hardcover. It is 1947 and Inspector Maigret is called to a small town in the south of France to investigate the brutal murder of a young girl. The town is gripped by fear and suspicion and no one seems willing to speak out. As Maigret probes deeper into the girl's life he uncovers a web of secrets and lies. With stunning clarity Simenon brings to life the dark side of small-town life in the 1940s and the tangled web of secrets and lies that can lead to murder.; 8vo; $6.50 . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
69714London: Hamish Hamilton 1971. Psychological drama FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.150; 2 blank. In publisher's plum cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton price at £1.30. Simple design shows a plate of oysters! Contents clean jacket crisp and with one tear to upper. A fine copy. The human drama of a wealthy oyster-farmer. Trapped in a loveless marriage this pitiful man turns to alcohol and prostitutes and harbours a shameful obsession with his young housemaid Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 2002 Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection p363-5 1976. Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99 115. 1972. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971 unknown
73112London: Hamish Hamilton 1971. Psychological drama FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.150 2 blank. In publisher's plum cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Bernard Higton price at £1.30. Simple design shows a plate of oysters! Contents clean. Near fine in a slightly edge-worn wrapper. The human drama of a wealthy oyster-farmer. Trapped in a loveless marriage this pitiful man turns to alcohol and prostitutes and harbours a shameful obsession with his young housemaid. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 2002 Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection p363-5 1976. Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99 115. 1972. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971 unknown
1971355490725798London: Hamish Hamilton 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced £1.30 to the inside flap. pp150. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated photographic-style dustwrapper designed by Bernard Higton. A tiny slither of fading at the base of the spine and the lightest of foxing to the top and fore edges otherwise a fine copy in like dustwrapper minutely rubbed at the base of the spine. A very nice copy indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
75119New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1971. Intrigue SIGNED FIRST US EDITION stated. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.iv; 183; 5 blank. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine pictorial dust-jacket designed by Wendell Minor priced at $5.95 to front flap. With autograph of Georges Simenon to the title page dated 1973. Contents clean jacket is fresh. The human drama of a wealthy oyster-farmer. Trapped in a loveless marriage this pitiful man turns to alcohol and prostitutes and harbours a shameful obsession with his young housemaid. Belgian writer Simenon was an Americanophile; during the 40s and 50s he lived in Arizona California and Connecticut; two of his children were born in America and he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. In later years he returned to Europe but maintained ties with the U.S. visiting on several occasions. Signed American editions are therefore more accessible than their British counterparts. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971 unknown
0151771626.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1971Q-0151771626Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1971. paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harcourt Brace Jovanovich paperback
73111London: Hamish Hamilton 1956. Suspense novella FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.254 2 blank. Publisher's blue cloth gilt titles to spine pictorial dust-jacket designed by Dick Hart priced 13/6. Contents clean. Ink note to endpaper. Jacket is fresh but for the usual sunned spine. Two contrasting intrigues one rather squalid set in a lodging house of suspicious tenants the other rather uplifting described as one of the happiest Simenon has told. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956 unknown
1956355490725738London: Hamish Hamilton 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in publisher's price-clipped and re-priced dustwrapper stamped 7/6 NET to the inside flap. pp254. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Dick Hart. A slither of fading at the base of the spine otherwise a near fine bright and clean copy with no inscriptions. The price-clipped dustwrapper is lightly faded to the spine with just a touch of wear at the spine tips. Unusually the spine although faded to a lighter hue is brighter than normally seen. A bright copy of a quite uncommon book. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
