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1958355490723905London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. MacCown Eugene translated by: Inquest on Bouvet London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First UK Edition. pp189. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Patricia Davey. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. A gift inscription to the front free end-paper and a slightly dusty top edge otherwise a VG copy in like price-clipped dustwrapper with just the slightest bit of creasing/miniscule wear at the head of the spine. Some ink from the inscription has found its way to the front flap presumably as the book was closed before the inscription had dried. No foxing to either book or wrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
30014London: George Routledge and Sons. 1948. First UK edition first printing. First UK edition first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine in dustwrapper. A near fine copy the binding square and firm with just a touch of rubbing to the spine tips and a small mark to the upper board. The contents with just a little spotting to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed price-clipped dustwrapper which has couple of tiny closed tears at the spine folds to and a couple of ink marks to the rear panel. First published in Paris in 1945 the novel later formed the basis for the 1963 French film noir 'L'Aîné des Ferchaux' directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. Hubin. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: George Routledge and Sons. 1948 hardcover
70567New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973. Crime Fiction FIRST US EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.4; 149; 3. Publisher's green quarter cloth with silver titles to spine and dark grey paper over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Donald and Ann Crews priced at $5.95. A crisp fine copy. Maigret must get to the bottom of an attack on a homeless man in Paris. First published in French as 'Maigret et le clochard' 1962. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 unknown
70568New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1976. Detective fiction FIRST US EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.6; 158; 4. Publisher's brown quarter cloth with red titles to spine and mixed-weave brown cloth over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Stan Zagorski priced at $6.95 to front flap. A crisp fine copy. Maigret must resolve the murder of an apparently nice normal man. First published in French as 'Maigret et les Brave Gens' 1962. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976 unknown
71738New 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 French in 1964 and first published in this English translation as 'Maigret and the Ghost' in the UK in 1976. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976 unknown
71739New 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 man in a derelict house a former cabinet maker with a mysterious past. Designer Paul Bacon also illustrated the dust-jacket for Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities; Fleming met Georges Simenon a writer he much admired during the European leg of his 'Thrilling Cities' tour. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975 unknown
73660New 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. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975 unknown
73657New York NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1982. Crime Mystery FIRST US EDITION. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.4; 160; 2 blank. Publisher's hardcovers illustrated dust-jacket priced at $10.95. A lovely fine copy. A case for Inspector Maigret concerning a Lebanese family drawn into the alien world of international business and gambling. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982 unknown
73659New York NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1971. Crime Mystery FIRST US EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.6 165 5 blank. Publisher's hardcovers illustrated dust-jacket priced at $5.50. A clean near fine copy. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971 unknown
73853New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1976. Detective fiction FIRST US EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.6; 158; 4. Publisher's brown quarter cloth with red titles to spine and mixed-weave brown cloth over boards. With the dust-jacket designed by Stan Zagorski priced at $6.95 to front flap. Contents clean A fine copy. Maigret must resolve the murder of an apparently nice normal man. First published in French as 'Maigret et les Brave Gens' 1962. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976 unknown
73852New 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 fine copy. Maigret investigates the murder of a homeless man in a derelict house a former cabinet maker with a mysterious past. Designer Paul Bacon also illustrated the dust-jacket for Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities; Fleming met Georges Simenon a writer he much admired during the European leg of his 'Thrilling Cities' tour. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975 unknown
1955355490725737London: Hamish Hamilton 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 9s 6d net to the inside flap. pp160. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Robin Jacques. Offsetting to both sets of end-papers and a neat name and date in ink to the front paste-down otherwise a near fine copy slightly faded spine in like dustwrapper which is complete with no wear tears rubbing or pieces missing. A very nice bright copy of a quite uncommon book. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
2000Q-225314228XHachette 2000-02-01. Pocket Book. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Hachette unknown
73658New York NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1970. Crime Mystery FIRST US EDITION. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.4; 184; 4 blank. Publisher's hardcovers black endpapers top edge red illustrated dust-jacket priced at $4.95. A lovely fine copy. First published in French in 1968. New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970 unknown
1965355490725776London: Hamish Hamilton 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 13s 6d net to the inside flap. pp140. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. Offsetting and foxing to both sets of end-papers and bruising to tip and tail of the spine otherwise very good indeed in a near fine dustwrapper with just the most minimal of wear at the spine tips. A nice copy. Great cover art by Youngman Carter. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1965355490723937London: Hamish Hamilton 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Woodward Daphne translated by: Maigret Sets a Trap London: Hamish Hamilton 1965. First UK Edition. pp144. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. A VG copy dust dulled to the spine in a VG price-clipped dustwrapper with a short closed tear at the head of the spine and with the back panel marked in places. Quite a nice copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1965355490726007London: Hamish Hamilton 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Woodward Daphne translated by: Maigret Sets a Trap London: Hamish Hamilton 1965. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp144. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. A hint of foxing to the top edge otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with wear at the tip and tail of the spine and with a closed tear/small chip and associated crease to the top of the front panel. The dustwrapper is priced 13s 6d net to the inside flap as called for. A very nice copy indeed. Great cover art by Youngman Carter. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1969355490725791London: Hamish Hamilton 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 18s net to the inside flap. pp189. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Jillian Willett. Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. Spine tips bruised and light foxing to the top and fore edges overall a VG copy in like slightly rubbed but complete dustwrapper. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
71798London: Hamish Hamilton 1956. Detective fiction FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.157; 3 blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Fritz Wegner clipped and repriced at 6s. Bookseller ticket to pastedown ink names to free endpaper a few marks to edges. Jacket rubbed to joints some ships to extremities sticker pulls to front panel. Good. Murder-mystery originally published in French in 1954 and first published in this translation in the UK in 1956. 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, 1956 unknown
73120London: Hamish Hamilton 1957. Detective fiction FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 20 x 13cm pp.160. Publisher's red cloth titles in silver to spine pictorial dust-jacket designed by Charles Pickard with the printed price of 11s 6d. net. No inscriptions contents toned jacket with some small chips and tears and a couple of neat tape strips to reverse side spine toned few scratches to same. Very good. A scarce mid-period Maigret mystery. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p.167 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, 1957 unknown
75290New York NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1977. Festive crime collection FIRST US EDITION stated. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.vi; 326; 4 blank. Publisher's black cloth with green titles to spine pictorial dust-jacket designed by Bascover priced at $8.95 to front flap. Contents clean and fresh. Appears unread/ Minor toning to gutter jacket is excellent. Nine seasonal mysteries featuring Inspector Jules Maigret of the Paris Brigade Criminelle. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 unknown
67273London: 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 pyschological thriller from a master of the genre. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970 unknown
1960355490725205London: Hamish Hamilton 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp184. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. A near fine or better copy in like dustwrapper priced12s 6d net to the inside flap. Being hyper-critical there are a very small number of isolated foxing spots to the top and bottom edges which do not detract from what is a very nice copy indeed. Importantly the dustwrapper has the original publisher's price of 12s 6d. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1964355490725771London: Hamish Hamilton 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 12s 6d net to the inside flap. pp140. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Youngman Carter. Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. A near fine copy in like minutely rubbed dustwrapper with a small closed tear from the bottom edge of the back panel. A nice copy. Superb cover art by Youngman Carter. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
73118London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1962. Psychological thriller FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.160. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Youngman Carter priced at 12/6. Contents clean some spotting to page edges single ink name to endpaper jacket gently aged with some minor dustiness no significant defects. Very good indeed. An enthralling study of the scandalous Malous family the bankrupt head of which commits suicide leaving loose ends and questions unanswered. 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 Ltd., 1962 unknown