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325721801X.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
0241101123.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19631-01230Penguin 1963-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Very good condition with light wear on edges and covers. Penguin paperback
67550New 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 includes Christie's novel Endless Night Simenon's Stan The Killer as well as works by Daphne DuMaurier Margery Allingham John D. MacDonald Ross MacDonald and Truman Capote. From the comprehensive Ian Fleming bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert with his pencilled ownership. Gilbert A14b 'Anthology Appearances' p.464. New York: Doubleday, 1973 unknown
1957mon0000080584Hamish Hamilton 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
194988081London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1949. Furst UK edition. Hardcover. 1949 First UK edition first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket price-clipped. One of Simenon's romans durs hard novels rather than the Maigret detective series. The non-Maigret psychological fiction often first published in English by Routledge & Kegan Paul was widely regarded by critics as his most serious literary work. Foxing to extremities of text-block; boards very good; jacket price-clipped some chips with loss. Good Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
1955355490723894London: Hamish Hamilton 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Woodward Daphne translated by: A Sense of Guilt London: Hamish Hamilton 1955. First UK Edition. pp320. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Robin Jacques. A fine copy in like dustwrapper. A particularly nice copy of a quite uncommon book. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
74856New York NY: Harcourt Brace and Company 1943. Thriller/intrigue FIRST US EDITION. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.6; 312; 2. Publisher's grey cloth with red titles to spine typographic dust-wrapper priced at $2.00. No inscriptions. Book is clean and bright jacket with some ships to extremities spine a little sunned. Two novellas comprising 'Talatala' and 'The Breton Sisters'. New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943 unknown
70801London: Hamish Hamilton 1960. Detective fiction FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.185; 5 blank. In publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine in pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Youngman Carter. Contents and edges clean discreet ink name jacket browned to spine chipped at fore-edge. Uncommon. An off-beat legal thriller first published in France in 1956. Basis for the 1958 Brigitte Bardot film 'In Case of Adversity'. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960 unknown
70796London: Hamish Hamilton 1960. Detective Fiction FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.189 3. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Val Biro priced at 12s. 6d. to front flap. No inscriptions contents clean some spotting to edges and endpapers a little wear and tear to jacket. Near fine. Madame Maigret discovers a connection between the bones discovered in a bookbinder's furnace and a friendly nursemaid she meets while waiting for the dentist. First published in French in 1952. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960 unknown
1949355490723871London: Routledge 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1949. First UK Edition. pp279. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by MB. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. A fine copy without inscriptions in a price-clipped first issue dustwrapper which appears to be 2.5 mm short to the top edge. The dustwrapper is a particularly nice example. Photographs/scans available upon request. Routledge hardcover
1948SIMENONG011321George Routledge London. 1948. First U.K. edition. Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury. Octavo. pp vi 279. Scarcer binding of black cloth gilt. A non-Maigret novel.Very near fine in very good indeed dustwrapper with a few small nicks. George Routledge, London. hardcover
195920293London: Hamish Hamilton 1959. A first edition first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1959. A very good book with one small name and a little spotting to the top edge of the pages. In a very good unclipped wrapper with some spotting to the rear panel. Hamish Hamilton unknown
195798234Hamish Hamilton London. 1957. Hamish Hamilton. 1957. First edition. Hardback with DW. Board margins very slightly faded and lean to spine. Endpapers browned ownership signature to front endpaper o/w contents clean and sound. Wrapper is browned to rear panel lightly sunned to spine and is a little worn at extremities there are several ink notations to verso of front flap of wrapper o/w a very good copy. hardcover
1968355490725787London: Hamish Hamilton 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 18s net to the inside flap. Publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No inscriptions. A near fine copy minor foxing to the top and fore-edges in a VG slightly spine-faded dustwrapper with rubbing to the spine tips and the corners of the front panel and with a tiny chip to the bottom edge of the front panel which is also lightly creased. Further photograph available upon request Hamish Hamilton hardcover
74371London: Hamish Hamilton 1962. Detective novel FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.143; 1. In publisher's red cloth with silver gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-jacket designed by P. Youngman Carter. No inscriptions contents clean and fresh jacket with minor edge wear remaining bright. Maigret wrestles with his conscience as a loathsome fellow classmate requests his protection from racketeering. 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, 1962 unknown
1956355490725740London: Hamish Hamilton 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 10s 6d net. pp157. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Fritz Wegner. A VG copy foxing to the early/late pages of the book and to the top edge and a slither of fading to the tip and tail of the spine in a VG partially spine-faded dustwrapper which is rubbed to the spine ends and with a tiny closed tear with associated crease to the bottom edge of the front panel. A quite uncommon book and a better copy than normally seen. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1962355490725761London: Hamish Hamilton 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 25s net to the inside flap. Publisher's red cloth with silver spine lettering. VG indeed spine tips bruised in like dustwrapper which is complete with a slither of surface loss to the bottom/middle of the front panel that just affects the author's surnamed. Very clean back panel. Great cover art by Youngman Carter. Uncommon. Further photographs available upon request Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1973355490723957London: Hamish Hamilton 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Ellenbogen Eileen translated by: The Innocents London: Hamish Hamilton 1973. First UK Edition. pp188. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Beverly Lebarrow. A fine or better copy in like dustwrapper. A very nice copy indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1963355490725768London: Hamish Hamilton 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper priced 12s 6d net to the inside flap. pp158. 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 page edges a bit toned in a fine dustwrapper with no wear tears or pieces missing. Very scarce in this condition. A particularly nice copy. Superb cover art by Youngman Carter. Photographs/scans available upon request Hamish Hamilton hardcover
70829London: Hamish Hamilton 1956. Intrigue FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 14cm pp.308; 4 blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine pictorial dust jacket designed by Paul Hogarth. Contents and page edges clean no inscriptions discreet bookplate beneath flap jacket a little edgeworn with a few tears spine gently sunned. Very good indeed. A particularly elusive mid-period Simenon title. Two thrilling mysteries by the prolific Belgian crime writer. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956 unknown
1959355490725203London: Hamish Hamilton 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp.191. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. A gift inscription to the front free end-paper. A near fine copy in like dustwrapper with a large price-clip to the inside flap and a slightly toned spine. The rear panel is clean and bright. A nice copy of one of the rarer Simon first editions from the 1950s. Further photographs available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
73134London: Hamish Hamilton 1968. Suspense FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm pp.144. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine illustrated dust-jacket designed by Peter Bate priced 18s. No inscriptions contents and edges clean jacket lightly used with minor rubbing some creases and tears label over artist's name presumably applied by publisher. Very good. Rather scarce. Human intrigue concerning behaviours in the aftermath of the death of an elderly restaurateur whose family 'gather round like jackals waiting for the financial pickings'. A fine psychological thriller from a master of the genre. 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, 1968 unknown
1986355490725219London: Hamish Hamilton 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition in dustwrapper. pp153. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine illustrated dustwrapper designed by Ashley Potter. A near fine copy toning to the page block due to the poor quality of paper used in like dustwrapper. Inexplicably uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
72051London: George Routledge and Sons Limited 1945. Thriller FIRST UK EDITION first impression. Octavo 19 x 14cm pp.199; 1 blank. Publisher's green cloth lettered in black illustrated dust-jacket by 'mb' priced 10/6. Contents clean no inscriptions edges gently toned fragile wrapper in excellent shape with just a little rubbing and edge wear. A human drama beginning with the mysterious death of an old ship owner. London: George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1945 unknown