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Georges Simenon

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The House by the Canal - Simenon
1952 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Routledge, London
A VG book in original dust jacket
The book shows no names or inscriptions etc
The jacket shows shallow loss to spine ends, no lettering affected. Some tanning and wear to edges. A few closed tears.
The jacket could be nicer, though still looks tidy in the film cover
A very scarce title in jacket and offered at approxiamtely half retail price!
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Lost Moorings - Georges Simenon
1948 English hardcover Thriller Book Club edition, London
A VG book in unclipped dust jacket
The book has no names or inscriptions. Some light edge tanning
The jacket has chips to front panel and spine
Still looks attractive with period cover art and in archival film cover
For Sale at £7.50 (approx $14) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !
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The Magician - Simenon
1974 British hardback first edition, first impression, Hamish Hamilton, London
A fine book in fine unclipped dustwrapper
The book shows no names or inscriptions etc
Clean content, tight and square
A superb copy
For Sale at £11 (approx $21) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !

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Last Moorings
1946 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Routledge, London
A good only book sadly lacking its dustwrapper
The book has a few marks to cloth, light scattered spotting
Tightly bound and still a solid copy
Features two stories, first is Banana Tourist and then Blind Path, both translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert
More a readers copy than a collectors
For Sale at £6 (approx $10) *W4 - free delivery worldwide !
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Maigret and the Killer - Georges Simenon
1972 UK hardback book club edition, BCA, London
A VG++ book in VG++ dust jacket
The book shows no names or inscriptions etc
Wrapper shows no loss or tears
A young man is found lying in the pouring rain with seven knife wounds in his back. He dies in hospital and guess who was first at the scene?
A nice clean copy
For Sale at £6.50 (approx $11) *P17 - free delivery worldwide !

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The Window Over the Way
1951 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Routledge, London
A VG indeed book in good only dust wrapper
The book shows inscription to endpaper
The jacket has loss to spine ends and chipping to tips, price clipped
Now out of print
For Sale at £10 (approx $16) *DF4 - free delivery worldwide !
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Escape in Vain - Simenon
1943 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Routledge, London
A VG book without dust wrapper
The book shows no names or inscriptions etc
Paper tanning and marks to boards
A scarce title
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Black Rain - Georges Simenon
1965 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London
A good copy, usual paper tanning
Tight, clean and solid
Two stories, also incledes The Survivor
For Sale at £5 (approx $9) *B9 - free delivery worldwide !
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Maigret in Montmartre
1963 UK Penguin paperback later edition, London
A VG copy, usual paper tanning
Tight, clean and solid, couple of marks to cover
A stripper informs the police she has heard 2 men planning a murder
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Maigret Meets a Milord
1963 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London
A VG copy, usual paper tanning
Tight, clean and solid, lean to spine
A rich lady is found strangled in a stable
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Maigret has Scruples
1962 UK Penguin paperback later edition, London
A VG copy, usual paper tanning
Tight, clean and solid
Our man has to wait for the crime to happen before he can authorize an investigation
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Maigret Travels South - Simenon
1952 British Penguin paperback first edition, London
A good copy, usual paper tanning
Tightly bound, some spotting
A solid period reading copy
The sleuth finds himself amongst the holiday makers on the Riviera investingating murder!
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Maigret in Exile - Simenon
1978 British hardback first edition, first impression, Hamilton, London
A VG+ sadly book without dustwrapper
The book shows no names or inscriptions etc
Clean content, tight and square
A nice clean solid copy
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The Stain on the Snow - Georges Simenon
1953 English hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Routledge, London
A VG book in unclipped dust jacket
The book has no names or inscriptions. Some light edge tanning and splash to front pastedown
The jacket has some rubbing to edges, closed tear to rear panel and a few marks and stain to fron flap
Not common in jacket a not as bad as the brutal description may suggest
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