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1949355490724698London: Routledge 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1949. First UK Edition. pp 264. Publisher's pale ochre cloth with black titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by MB. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. No foxing. A lovely bright and clean fine copy. The dustwrapper is price-clipped to the front flap but is otherwise a beautiful near fine example with the orange portions of the wrapper un-faded. No loss to the wrapper. A superior copy of a fragile book seldom seen in such bright and attractive collector's condition. A rare survival. Photographs/scans available upon request. Routledge hardcover
1952355490723886London: Routledge 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1952. First UK Edition. pp266. Publisher's yellow cloth with black titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper. Bright and clean boards. Minor foxing to the page block edges otherwise a VG copy in like dustwrapper priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap as called for. The dustwrapper has just a hint of fraying at the spine tips but is otherwise a nice example. Photographs/scans available upon request. Routledge hardcover
197888040Paris: Presses de la Cité 1978. Fine. Presses de la Cité Paris 1978 15 x 24 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Spine slightly yellowed. Autograph inscription dated and signed by Georges Simenon to Henry Bertrand. Presses de la Cité unknown
19414867New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1941. 1st U.S. Edition Review Copy. Very Good/Good. Translated from the French by Margaret Ludwig. Contains two novels: "The Sailors' Rendezvous" and "The Saint-Fiacre Affair." First U.S. edition in original jacket with $2.00 price on inside flap in a clear protective sheet. General wear to the jacket with creasing along edges and spine and chipping in a few places including head and tail of spine; corners trimmed but not affecting price or any words. Black cloth over boards with the profile of the detective smoking a pipe in green on the front and green lettering to the spine. Corners very slightly bumped some light rubbing to head and tail of spine otherwise fine. Edges are all clean. "Review Copy Publication Date Aug 7 1941 Price $2.00" stamped on ffep. The interior is very lightly and evening toned with no other found markings or blemishes. <br /> <br /> Pages: 6 312 Dimensions: 8⅛ x 5¾ x 1⅜ . Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
1943905Q31London: George Routledge and Sons 1943 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce first English edition of this work of crime fiction written by Georges Simenon with two intriguing mystery novels bound into one. The first English edition of this novel originally published in French. Written by Belgian author George Simenon who was best known for his creation of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. 'Escape in Vain' is comprised of two of Simenon's works of detective fiction; 'The Lodger' and 'One Way Out'. 'The Lodger' tells the story of a daring crime committed in Belgium on the Brussels-Paris night train showing a young man convicted of a terrible murder.'One Way Out' is set partly in a small provincial town in France partly in a bustling metropolis. Simenon tells the story of young people caught up in a very dangerous situation demonstrating human emotion and the perils of adolescence. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original dust wrapper. Externally lovely with a little bumping to the extremities. Bookseller label and pencil inscription to the front endpaper. One or two spots to endpapers. Dust wrapper is smart with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Wraps are lightly soiled. Price has been removed using a hole punch to the front flyleaf. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Ink inscription to half title. Near Fine George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1942355490725714London: Routledge 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Gilbert Stuart translated by: Affairs of Destiny London: Routledge 1942. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 8s. net to the inside flap. Publisher's turquoise-green boards with black lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean apart from a strip of fading at the spine tips. No previous owner inscriptions. There is a former owner's name and contemporary date to the front paste-down. Very clean interior. No foxing. Overall a near fine copy. The very good dustwrapper is faded to the spine with a touch of wear at the spine tips and with totally unnecessary strips of brown paper-based tape to the verso along the top and bottom edges. "Affairs of Destiny" is one of the scarcest wartime Simenon first editions the dustwrapper of which was made from very poor quality paper hence why it never turns up in really fine condition. A fragile and scarce war-time production. Uncommon. Contains two novels: Newhaven - Dieppe and The Woman of the Grey House. Further photographs available upon request. Routledge hardcover
19403554907251901940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Sydney Australia: Angus & Robertson 1940. First Australian Edition in dustwrapper. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Sainsbury. Publisher;'s green boards with black lettering to the front board and spine. 308 pp. Faint offsetting to both sets of end-papers. Boards are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Spine tips softened. No inscriptions. Overall VG indeed. The VG dustwrapper is un-priced as called for and has minor edgewear/slight loss to the bottom edge and to the word MAIGRET in the middle of the front panel possibly caused by silverfish. Great cover art by E McKnight Kauffer. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Maigret investigates the murder of Manuel Palmari a criminal Maigret had known for 20 years and who he suspected of being behind a string of jewel robberies. Uncommon in the Australian first edition. Further photographs available upon request. hardcover
1952355490723885London: Routledge 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1952. First UK Edition. pp266. Publisher's yellow cloth with black titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy in like dustwrapper priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap as called for. The dustwrapper has a small chip from the base of the spine but is otherwise a lovely example. A nicer copy than normally found of a scarce title. Photographs/scans available upon request. Routledge hardcover
1933614414New York: Covici Friede 1933. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 267 pages. Hardcover. Blue cloth covers with title in silver on spine minor rubbing to edges. Previous owners name on inside front cover. Light wear. Clean unmarked text. A nice copy of this scarce title. There’s a distinct lack of glamour to this first Maigret mystery. In itself that’s interesting as this is a story centered on an international con-man and an American investor in one of the finest hotels in Paris. Record # 614414 Covici, Friede hardcover
195225030189Routledge & Kegan Paul UK 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 266 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Routledge & Kegan Paul UK 1952. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Corners of boards are lightly bumped. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; Inventory No: 25030189. Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
19693214HEYNE WILHELM 1969. 1. softcover. Erstmalig in deutscher Sprache! SIMENON-ROMANE HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
193186382Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1931. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1931 12 x 19 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner lacks to spine and boards given the fragility of this popular edition with a small repaired tear at foot of verso of back cover. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193286423Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1932. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1932 12 x 18.50 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Fine photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner losses to spine and boards otherwise a handsome copy considering the fragility of this popular edition. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193286383Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1932. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1932 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner losses to spine and boards given the fragility of this popular edition a small repaired tear at foot of verso of rear board. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193186393Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1931. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1931 12 x 18.50 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Fine photographic cover. A small lack to right margin of the title page. Inevitable creases and small corner lacks to spine and boards otherwise a handsome copy considering the fragility of this popular edition. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193186422Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1931. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1931 12 x 18.50 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Fine photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner losses to spine and boards otherwise a handsome copy considering the fragility of this popular edition. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193286394Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1932. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1932 12 x 18.50 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Fine photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner lacks to spine and boards otherwise a handsome copy considering the fragility of this popular edition. A. Fayard & Cie hardcover
193286424Paris: A. Fayard & Cie 1932. Fine. A. Fayard & Cie Paris 1932 12 x 18.50 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Beautiful photographic cover. Inevitable creases and small corner losses on the spine and covers otherwise handsome copy considering the fragility of this popular edition. A. Fayard & Cie unknown
19553114326New York: Signet. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First American paperback edition. INSCRIBED & dated in year of publication by Georges Simenon to his American publisher Kurt Enoch on title page. Very good in pictorial printed wrappers. Chip at edge of rear cover. Superb association. ; 4 1/2" X 7"; 127 pages . Signet. paperback
195346796Paris: Presses de la Cité 1953. Fine. Presses de la Cité Paris 1953 12 x 18 cm broché First edition one of 100 numbered copies on pur fil paper the only large paper copies. Traces of adhesive paper to endpapers joints rubbed. Presses de la Cité unknown
194217590London: George Routledge & Sons. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers are slightly darkened with spots of soil on the back. Owner's small bookplate inside the front cover. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 280 pages . George Routledge & Sons hardcover
1968062331New York NY: Tudor Publishing Company 1968. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Folio. Includes cardboard slipcase and heavy clear acrylic dust jacket. Trade Edition. Includes 66 reproductions of lithographs plus 11 original full-page lithographs made especially for this edition including frontis and cover. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and spine light fading along edges and spine three small closed tears along top spine edge. Erased pencil notation at top right corner of front endpaper. Tightly bound no marks. Volume is in Near Fine-minus condition. Tudor Publishing Company Paperback
1968mon0000214696H.Hamilton 1968-10-16. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Hardback with orogonal dust cover and binding. Clean copy sound binding. H.Hamilton hardcover
196751473Paris: A. C. Mazo/ Mourlot 1967. first edition. Paperback. Very good /good . 10 x 13 in. Paper DJ and mylar overlay wrapper. 177 pp. 11 original litho full-page plates wrapper and frontis done in the renowned Mourlot Atelier in Paris. 66 other plates. All present. Condition is VERY GOOD ; paper litho wrapper extremely clean and bright with a little wear at spine ends. Binding tight. Text and all plates spotless. Mylar wrapper is GOOD ; some loss at spine ends and a couple of closed tears overall rubbed. This is the French edition that preceeded the American and includes works from 1952 - 1966. Art. RGR. A. C. Mazo/ Mourlot paperback
1941355490725191London: Routledge 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: George Routledge and Sons Limited 1941. First UK Edition first impression in first issue dustwrapper priced 8s net to the inside flap. pp.275. Publisher's pale blue cloth with black titles to spine. Boards bright and clean. No inscriptions. Clean interior. Spine tips lightly pushed and the merest hint of offsetting to both sets of end-papers. Overall a near fine copy. The rare dustwrapper is near VG with loss at the spine ends just affecting the lettering with a slither of loss to the bottom edge of the front panel and with a chip to the left-hand corner of the back panel affecting the blurb. The spine of the dustwrapper is mildly faded but with the lettering still clear. Two short stories: 'The Lock at Charenton' and 'Maigret Returns'. A scarce wartime Maigret first edition. Further photographs available upon request. Routledge hardcover
