Simenon Georges Trans Stuart Gilbert (4 results)
Published by Harcourt Brace, 1943
- Hardcover
Seller: bccbooks, WHITE PLAINS, NY, U.S.A.bccbooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Dj. 1st American. Faded spine. Slightly soiled covers. Slightly foxed pages.
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Published by Digit Books, 1958
- Softcover
Seller: *bibliosophy*, Exeter, United Kingdom*bibliosophy*
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Poor. 1958, 160 pages, scarce | this copy is in POOR condition - please read condition note carefully before ordering | covers are clean and bright; spine is creased and faded; text block is completely separated from covers; first page has separated from block and others appear likely to follow; former own…er has noted French title on title page, otherwise text is free of notes etc | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. 312 p. 21 cm. Grey cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has some chips, tears and scuffs, faded spine, label on rear. Advertising for the author's Maigret novels on rear cover and opposite title.
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Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 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. None (illustrator). book.
