Georges Simenon Translator Robert Brain (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. A non-Maigret, stand-alone novel featuring the girls of a seedy Riveria strip club. Orig. published in French in 1958, this is the First American Edition, First printing, from 1989. From a single owner collection, both this hardcover small 8vo & DJ are in Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges, but completely unmarked. The unclipped DJ is bright & colorful with no wear; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 170 p. ; 8º. Series; [Penguin Books. no. 1594.] 1963 reprint. Subjects; Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character) Fiction. Police France Paris Fiction. General & literary fiction. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense. FICTION / Crime. 1 Kg. …

Second Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 170 p. ; 8º. Series; [Penguin Books. no. 1594.] 1963 reprint. Subjects; Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character) Fiction. Police France Paris Fiction. General & literary fiction. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense. FICTION / Crime. 1 Kg. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Translated by Robert Brain. Originally published in the UK by Hamish Hamilton in hard covers in 1958. First UK paperback edition. The front and back covers both have two inch creases to the top corners. Reading creasing to the spine which has chipping at the top and bottom and there is browning to the white panel on the spine. Browning to the pages with a little creasing to the top corners but the pages are otherwise unmarked. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red Boards with silver blocked titles to spine, 190 x 125 mm approx. 190 pp. Novel set in the Monico night club in Cannes.First UK printing 1959. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good no d/j (Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling, heavy foxing to edges of book block- with occasional encroaching to margins, previous owner book plate to front paste down- Cynthia and John Barnes, Hampton Lodge Hurstpierpoint. Sir John Barnes was late British Ambassador to the Netherlands and previously Israel. No other notable defects). SALLY DAVIES (COVER) (illustrator).…

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 191 pages. Subjects; Fiction. Translated works. French authors. English literature. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 191 pages. Subjects; Fiction. Translated works. French authors. English literature. 1 Kg.

First Edition. [Crime Fiction] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. Recently re-bound in navy half calf, with raised bands gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. With the original spine bound in at rear. A hint of spotting to first and final few leaves, otherwise a clean copy in an attractive new leather binding.…

London: Hamish Hamilton. 1959. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth lettered in silver to spine, in unclipped illustrated dust-jacket (priced 12s 6d to front flap); pp. 189, [3]; wear to base edge of cloth, minor chips to dust jacket, sunning to dust jacket spine and edge of text block; very good. First UK edition.…