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George Simenon Hardbacks

 

The Accomplices 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1966 very good corners bumped in very good dj translated by Bernard Frechtman dj by Youngman Carter 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Account Unsettled 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good bumped in very good but soiled at back dj translated by Tony White jacket by P Youngman Carter 25 pounds/ us$50

 

Account Unsettled 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good bumped in very good repaired creased dj soiled on back translated by Tony White jacket by P Youngman Carter inscribed by previous owner 20 pounds/us$40

 

Across The Street( La Fenetre Des Rouert ) 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1954 fine in very good dj light wear to spine piece missing back of spine browning to end pages translated by John Petrie 40 pounds/ us$80

 

Act of Passion 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul 1953 very good in very good price-clipped dj browning to end pages translated by Louise Varese 30 pounds/us$ 60

 

Act of Passion 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul 1953 very good in torn dj with pieces missing from spine translated by Louise Varese inscribed by previous owner 15 pounds/us$ 30

 

Affairs of Destiny 1st English George Routledge London 1942 very good boards stained on front no dj inscribed by previous owner translated by Stuart Gilbert Newhaven-Dieppe and The Grey House 35 pounds /us $ 70

 

Affairs of Destiny reprint George Routledge London 1947 very good in very good clipped but repaired dj inscribed by previous owner translated by Stuart Gilbert film tie-in Temptation Harbour with Robert Newton and Simon Simone 20 pounds/us$40

 

 

Affairs of Destiny reprint George Routledge London 1947 Very Good No DJ Translated By Stuart Gilbert Newhaven-Dieppe and The Woman of The Grey House 10 pounds/US$18

 

African Trio 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1979 isbn 024110260X very good in very good dj Talata, Tropic Moon translated by Stuart Gilbert and Aboard the Aquitaine translated by Paul Auster and Lydia Davis 15 pounds/us$25

 

Aunt Jeanne 1st English Routlege & Kegan Paul London 1953 very good in very good dj browning to end pages translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 27.50 pounds/US$55 sold

 

A Sense of Guilt 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1955 twosome

Chez Krull and The Heart of A Man very good in very good dj browning to end pages 30 pounds/us$60

 

A Wife At Sea 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1949 fine in very good dj pieces missing text very clean translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 50 pounds/US$100

 

The Bells of Bicetre US reprint Harcourt Brace & World 1964 very good in very good but worn dj translated by Jean Stewart UK title The Patient 25 pounds/us$50

 

Betty 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1975 fine in fine dj translated By Alastair Hamilton 22 pounds 50 /us$35

 

Betty 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovick New York 1975 BCDE isbn illustrations by Marie Hickman very good in very good dj pictorial boards translated by Alastair Hamilton 20 Pounds /US$40

 

Big Bob ( Le Grand Bob ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1968

fine in very good but lightly creased dj translated by Eileen M Lowe jacket by Jillian Willett 35 pounds /us$70 SOLD

 

The Blue Room ( La Chambre Bleue ) 1st Hamish Hamilton London 1965 very good in very good dj marks on bep light wear on spine translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Youngman Carter 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Black Rain 1st English Routledge& Kegan Paul 1949 very good in very good price-clipped but repaired dj piece missing at base of spine browning on end pages clean text inscribed by previous owner two stories The Survivors and Black Rain 40 pounds/us$80

 

The Burgomaster of Furnes 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1952 very good in very good price-clipped dj translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 50 pounds/us$100

 

The Case of Emergency ( Cas de Malheur ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1960 near fine in very good dj soiling to back translated by Helen Sebba jacket by P Youngman Carter 40 pounds/us$80

 

The Cat 1st American Harcourt Brace New York 1967 very good in very good price-clipped dj translated by Bernard Frechtman 20 pounds/US$40 SOLD

 

The Cat 1st English Hamish Hamilton LONDON 1972 Fine in Fine dj 1st English Hamish Hamilton LONDON 1972 Translated by Bernard Frechhtman jacket by Michael Halsted fiction 20 pounds/us$40

 

Chit of A Girl 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1949 very good lightly bumped in very good dj inscribed by previous owner translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury two stories Chit of A Girl and Justice 40 pounds/US$80

 

The Confessional 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1967 fine in near fine dj mark on back flap of dj translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Charles Mozley 25 pounds/US$50 SOLD

 

The Confessional 1st American Harcourt Brace & World 1968 third printing very good in very good dj spine of dj darkened translated by Jean Stewart 15 pounds/us$25

 

The Couple from Poitiers 1st Hamish Hamilton London 1985 very good in very good dj pages tanned at the edges translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 19 pounds/us38

 

Danger Ahead 1st Hamish Hamilton London 1955 twosome Red Lights and The Watchmaker of Everton both translated by Norman Denny dj by Fritz Weigner fine in very good dj sticker been removed from front flap nicked on front light wear to spine 30 pounds/US$60

 

The Disintegration of J.P.G ( L'Evade ) 1st English George Routledge London 1937 very good no dj text clean spine rubbed at head and tail translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 400 POUNDS/us$800

scarce title SOLD

 

The Door 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1964 very good bumped in very good dj closed tear on front and crease browning on end pages translated by Daphne Woodward dj by Youngman Carter 20 pounds/us$40

 

Escape in Vain 1st English George Routledge London 1943 very good in good dj with one front corner missing inscribed by previous owner translated by Stuart Gilbert twosome The Lodger and One Way Out 30 pounds/us$60

 

The Family Lie 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1978 Second printing very good in very good dj front flap creased

closed tear on back translated by Isabel Quigley the dj says by Caroline Hillier 15 pounds/us$30

 

 

The Fate of the Malous ( Le Destin des Malou )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good stains on inside front board in very good dj translated by Denis George P Youngman Carter dj 30 pounds/us$60 SOLD

 

The Fate of the Malous ( Le Destin des Malou ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good in very good dj light soiling to back translated by Denis George dj by P Youngman Carter 32 pounds 50 /us$65

 

Four Days in a Lifetime 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1977

very good in very good dj translated by Louise Varese 20 pounds /us$40 2 COPies SOLD

 

The Girl with a Squint (Marie qui Louche ) 1st English Hamish Hamiton London 1978 fine in fine dj translated by Helen Thomson

isbn pounds/us$24 3 copies

 

The Glass Cage ( La Cage de Verre ) 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanocich New York 1973 second printing fine in fine dj translated by Antonia White 12 pounds 50 /us$25 sold

 

The Hatter's Phantoms 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York BCDE ISBN fine in fine dj translated by Williard B Trask dj by Paul Bacon 20 pounds/us$40

 

The Hatter's Phantoms 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York BCDE ISBN very good in very good dj front flap creased translated by Williard B Trask dj by Paul Bacon 12 pounds/us$24

 

The Hatter's Phantoms 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York bcde isbn very good in very good but nicked dj translated by William B Trask 12 pounds/us$24

 

Havoc by Accident ( Le Blanc a Lunettes) 1st English George Routledge London 1943 very good in very good dj piece missing front panel ann nicked translated by Stuart Gilbert 50 pounds/us$100 sold

 

The House by The Canal 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1952 very good in very good dj closed tears and nicked head of spine of dj twosome The House by The Canal and The Ostenders

62 pounds 50 /us$125 sold

 

The House on Quai Notre Dame ( Les Autres ) 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1975 Uk title The Others very good in very good nicked dj some foxing to page edges 10 pounds /us$20 sold

 

The Innocents 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1974 second printing near fine in fine dj isbn translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 10 pounds/us$20

 

 

Inquest on Bouvet 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1958 very good spine a little dull in very good dj translated by Eugene MacCowan jacket by Patricia Davey text clean 20 pounds /us$40 SOLD

 

The Iron Staircase ( l'Escalier de fer ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1963 fine in very good dj soiled on inside of dj and creased Translated by Eileen Ellenbogen Youngman Carter dj 30 pounds/us$60

 

The Iron Staircase 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1973 near fine in very good dj soiling to back translated by Eileen Ellenbogen Youngman Carter dj 30 pounds/us$60

 

The Judge & the Hatter 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1956 twosome The Witness translated by Moura Budberg and The Hatter's Ghosts translated by Nigel Ryan very good corners bumped selotape marks on back board in Good dj with pieces missing from spine jacket by Paul Hogarth 22 pounds 50 pounds/us$45

 

another copy stains on front board inside boards two pieces missing from dj also nicked say good in good dj 20 pounds/us$40

 

Inspector Maigret and the Killers 1st American Doubleday Garden City 1954 very good in worn torn dj piece missing base of spine translated by Louise Varese DJ by Sam Fischer 20 pounds/us$40

 

Intimate Memoirs including Marie-Jo's Book 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1984 near fine in fine dj bumped base of spine

clipped by publisher isbn translated by Harold J Salemson 20 pounds/us$40

 

Intimate Memoirs including Marie-Jo's Book 1st ENGLISH Hamish Hamilton London 1984 NEAR FINE IN NEAR FINE DJ SOILED ON BASE isbn translated by Harold J Salemson 20 pounds /us$40

 

Intimate Memoirs including Marie-Jo's Book 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich San Diego New York first printing 1984 near fine in near fine dj translated by Harold J Salemson isbn 15 pounds/us$25

 

In Two Latitudes 1st English George Routledge London 1942 very good rubbed at base in very good dj closed tear on front part of spine missing inscribed by previous owner twosome The Mystery of The Polarlys and Tropic Moon translated by Stuart Gilbert 60 pounds/us$120 sold

 

Letter to my Mother 1st English Hamilton 1976 very good in very good dj translated by Ralph Manheim jacket by Peter Bate 20 pounds/us$40

 

 

The Little Doctor 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1978 isbn fine in near fine dj translated by Jean Stewart

20 pounds/us$40 sold

 

The Little Doctor 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1981 BCDE fine in very good dj spine darkened on dj translated by Jean Stewart 10 pounds /us$20 2 copies

 

The Little Man from Archangel 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good in very good dj one corner bumped translated by Nigel Ryan jacket by Fritz Wegner 30 pounds/us$60 sold

 

The Little Man from Archangel 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good no dj translated by Nigel Ryan 7 pounds 50 /us$15

 

The Little Saint ( Le Petit Saint ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1966 fine in near fine price-clipped dj light soiling to dj

translated by Bernard Frechtman portrait on back dj by Youngman Carter 20 pounds/us$40 sold

 

The Long Exile 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1983 isbn very good in fine dj yellowing to pages translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Mon Mohan 30 pounds/us$60

 

Lost Moorings 1st English George Routledge London 1946 very good in very good dj nick on back of dj translated by Stuart Gilbert twosome Banana Tourist and Blind Path 35 pounds/us$ 70

 

Lost Moorings 1st English George Routledge London 1946 very good front scratched no dj translated by Stuart Gilbert twosome Banana Tourist and Blind Path 10 pounds/us$20

 

Madame Maigret's Friend 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1960 near fine in near fine dj lightly bumped translated by Helen Sebba Biro dj 30 pounds/us$60 sold

 

Madame Maigret's Own Case 1st American Doubleday Crime Club New York 1959 very good in worn dj with pieces missing 8 pounds /US$15

 

Maigret Abroad 1st American Harcourt Brace New York 1940 very good in very good dj twosome A Crime in Holland and At The Gai-Moulin translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 62.50 pounds/ us$125 SOLD

 

Maigret Abroad 1st English George Routledge London 1940 very good no dj fep missing bumped translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury presentation edition 25 pounds/US$50

 

Maigret and the Bum (Maigret et le clochard ) 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1974 second printing near fine in near fine dj very light soiling to dj isbn translated by Jean Stewart 15 pounds/us$30 SOLD

 

Maigret and the Burglar's Wife 1st Hamish Hamilton London 1955 very good bumped in very good dj browning to bep mark on back of dj translated by J Maclaren-Ross dj by Robin Jacques 30 pounds /us$60 sold

 

Maigret Afraid 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1961 fine in very good dj soiled on back worn on spine translated by Margaret Duff jacket by P Youngman-Carter 35 pounds/us$70

 

Maigret and The Black Sheep ( Maigret et les Braves Gens ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1976 fine in fine dj tight copy translated by Helen Thomson 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Maigrets Boyhood Friend ( L'Ami D'Enfance De Maigret )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1970 fine in near fine price-clipped dj translated by Eilleen Ellenbogen dj by Bernard Higton 20 pounds/us$40 sold

 

Maigret & the Coroner (MAIGRET CHEZ LE CORONER ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1980 fine in fine dj clipped by Publisher isbn translated by Frances Keene jacket by Ken Reilly 20 pounds/us$40 sold

 

Maigret's Dead Man ( Maigret et Son Mort ) 1st American Doubleday Crime Club 1964 very good in very good dj torn at base of spine of dj creased on front flap translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Arthur Shilstone 25 pounds/us$50 SOLD

 

Maigret Has Doubts ( Une Confidence de Maigret )1st English Hamish Hamilton 1968 fine in very good creased torn on spine of dj translated by Lyn Moir dj by Michael Dempsey 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Maigret's First Case 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1958

fine in fine dj translated by Robert Brain jacket by Patricia Davey 50 pounds/us$100 SOLD

 

Maigret's Failure 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good bumped in very good dj translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by P Youngman Carter 25 pounds/us$50 SOLD

 

Maigret & the dosser ( Maigret et le Clochard ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1973 fine in fine dj translated by Jean Stewart dj by Ken Reilly 20 pounds/us$40 2 copies 2 sold

 

Maigret and the Gangsters ( Maigret,Lognon et le Gansters ) us title Inspector Maigret & the Killers 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1974 translated by Louise Varese jacket by Michael Hasted fine in fine dj 30 pounds/us$60 SOLD

 

Maigret and the Gangsters 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1974 near fine in fine dj bumped at one corner translated by Louise Varese jacket by Michael Hasted 25 pounds/us$50 sold

 

Maigret and The Headless Corpse 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1967

very good in very good dj mark on front and spine of boards translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Ken Reilly 15 pounds /us$30 SOLD

 

Maigret and The Headless Corpse 1st American Harcourt Brace & World New York 1968 very good in very good dj bumped translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 10 pounds /us$20 SOLD

 

Maigret Hesitates ( Maigret Hesite ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1970 near fine in very good dj light creasing to spine dj translated by Lyn Moir jacket by Jillian Willett 17 pounds 50 /us$35

 

Maigret And The Hotel Majestic ( Maigret et les Caves du Majecstic ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1977 fine in fine dj translated by Caroline Hillier jacket by Beverly LeBarrow 25 pounds/us$50

 

Maigret and The Killer ( Maigret et le Tueur ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1971 fine in fine dj jacket by Ian McCausland translation by Lyn Moir 25 pounds /us$50 sold

 

Maigret and The Lazy Burglar ( Maigret et le Voleur Paresseux ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1963 very good in very good dj creased on spine translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by Youngman Carter 25 pounds/us$50 SOLD

 

Maigret and The Madwoman 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1972 fine in fine dj translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 30 pounds/US$60

SOLD

 

Maigret and The Madwoman 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1972 very good in very good dj translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Bernard Highton police procedural 30 pounds/us$60 sold

 

Maigret And The Man On The Bench ( Maigret et l'Homme du Banc ) 1st American second printing Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1975 very good in very good dj spine twisted dj soiled isbn translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 10 pounds/us$20

 

Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1975 translated by Eileen Ellenbogen very good plus in very good plus dj 25 pounds/US $50 SOLD

 

Maigret and the Minister ( Maigret Chez Le Ministre )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1969 translated by Moura Budberg jacket by Michael Dempsey Fine in very good closed tear on front of dj 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Maigret and M Labbe 1st English George Routledge London 1941 very good no dj marks on back green board front hinges weak fep missing corners bumped translated by Stuart Gilbert contains Death of A Harbour-Master and The Man From Everywhere 38.50 pounds /US$77 sold

 

 

Maigret's Little Joke 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1957 very good bumped in very good lightly soiled with closed tear on back translated by Richard Brain jacket by Charles Pickard But Why the devil was she naked? 40 pounds/us$80 sold

 

Maigret and the Millionaires ( Maigret Voyage ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1974 very good in very good dj bumped light wear to spine of dj translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Michael Hasted 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Maigret And The Nahour Case 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1967 very good in very good dj bumped translated by Alastair Hamilton jacket by Beverly LeBarrow 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Maigret and the Old Lady 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1958

very good in very good dj bumped translated by Robert Brain jacket by Robert Micklewright 30 pounds/us$60

 

Maigret and The Saturday Caller 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1964 very good plus in very good dj translated by Tony White jacket design and portrait on back by Youngman Carter 35 pounds /us$70 sold

 

Maigret and the Spinster ( Cecile est Morte in the collection Maigret Revient )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1977 fine in fine dj slight tilt to spine translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Sally Davies 20 pounds/us$40

 

Maigret and the Spinster 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1977 very good in very good dj translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Sally Davies 20 pounds/us$40

 

Maigret and the Young Girl 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1955 very good in very good lightly worn on spine closed tear on back dj translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by Fritz Wegner 45 pounds/us$95

 

Maigret and the Spinster 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1977 translated by Eileen Ellenbogen very good in very good dj 35 pounds/ US$70 2 copies 1 COPY SOLD

 

Maigret Goes To School 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good in very good dj light creasing to spine browning to end pages translated by Daphne Wodward jacket by Peter Rudland 35 pounds /us70 sold

 

Maigret Goes To School 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good in very good dj slight tilt to spine browning to end pages translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by Peter Rudland 30 pounds/us$60 sold

 

Maigret in Court 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1961 very good in very good price-clipped creased dj tiny prices missing base of spine jacket design by P Youngman-Carter translated by Robert Brain 25 pounds/ US$50

 

Maigret in Court 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanivich San Diego New York 1983 BCDE Fine in Fine spine darkened Translated by Robert Brain 15 pounds/us$30

 

Maigret in Court Thriller Book Club very good in good torn at head of spine of dj translated by Robert Brain 8 pounds/US$16

 

Maigret in New York ( MAIGRET A New York ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1979 Fine in fine dj isbn translated by Adrienne Foulke dj by Ken Reilly 25 pounds/us$50

 

Maigret in New York 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1979 fine in fine price-clipped dj isbn translated by Adrienne Foulke dj by Ken Reilly 25 pounds/us$50 sold

 

 

Maigret's Pickpocket ( Le Voleur de Maigret ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1968 very good stain on fep one corner bumped in very good dj 25 pounds /us$50

 

Maigret's Pickpocket 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1968 very good in good torn with pieces missing dj inscribed by previous owner 20 pounds/us$40

 

Maigret's Revolver 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1956 near fine in near fine price-clipped dj stamp removed from front wrap translated Nigel Ryan 15 pounds/us$25 sold

 

Maigret's Rival 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York 1980 second printing fine in fine dj isbn translated by Helen Thomson 15 pounds/us$30

 

Maigret in Society 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good in very good dj inscribed by previous owners translated by Robert Eglesfield dj by P Youngman-Carter 50 pounds/us$100 SOLD

 

Maigret in Society reprint third imp. Hamish Hamilton 1962 near fine in near fine second impression dj translated by Robert Eglesfield Youngman-Carter dj 15 pounds/us$30

 

Maigret Has Scruples 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1959 fine in fine dj tight copy translated by Robert Eglesfield 40 pounds/us$80 SOLD

 

Maigret Takes A Room ( Maigret en Meuble ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1960 fine in very good dj closed tear on back and light soiling translation by Robert Brain Jacket by P Youngman-Carter 32 pounds 50 /us$65 SOLD

 

Maigret Takes The Waters ( Maigret a Vichy ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1969 fine in fine PRICE-CLIPPED dj translated by Eileen Ellenbogen jacket by Jillian Willett 30 pounds/us$60 SOLD

 

Maigret Keeps A Rendez-vous 1st English Routledge London 1940 very good bumped light soiling to boards text clean no dj inscribed by previous translated by Margaret Ludwig 90 pounds/US$180

 

Maigret Keeps A Rendezvous 1st American Harcourt Brace New York 1941 very good gently bumped base of spine in good dj closed tear on front pieces missing spine of dj text clean translated by Margaret Ludwig 45 pounds/US$90 SOLD

 

Maigret Loses His Temper ( La Colere de Maigret ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1965 very good bumped light browning to end pages in very good dj translated by Robert Eglesfield jacket by Youngman Carter 22 pounds 50 /us$45

 

Magnet of Doom ( L'Aine des Ferchaux ) 1st English George Routledge London 1948 very good in reprint very good price-clipped dj some foxing page edges translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury US title The First-Born 50 pounds/US$100

 

Maigret on Holiday 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1950 twosome A Summer Holiday and To Any Lengths translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury fine in very good price-clipped dj light soiling on back of dj 125 pounds/us$250

 

Maigret on The Defensive ( Maigret se defend ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1966 very good in very good dj one closed tear on back one corner bumped translated by Alastair Hamilton jacket Ken Reilly 25 pounds/us$50 sold

 

Maigret's Memoirs 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1963 fine in fine price-clipped dj translated by Jean Stewart jacket by P Youngman Carter bookshop stamp on inside front board 40 pounds /us$80 sold

 

Maigret and Monsieur Charles 1st Hamish Hamilton London 1973 near

fine in fine dj bumped at one corner translated by Marianne Alexander Sinclair jacket by Michel Halsted 20 pounds/us$40

 

Maigret's Pipe 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1977 Complete Maigret Short Stories Volume 11 very good in very good dj bumped translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Beverly Lebarrow 45 pounds /us$90

 

Maigret and the Reluctant Witness ( Maigret et les temoins recalcitrants ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1959 very good in very good dj bumped at base of spine of boards translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by Peter Edwards 25 pounds/us$50 sold

 

Maigret Right and Wrong 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1954 comprising Maigret in Monmartre and Maigret's Mistake very good in very good but worn mainly on spine of Fritz Wegner dj 25 pounds/ us$50

 

Maigret Right and Wrong Thriller Book Club very good on good dj head of spine missing and tear on back closed tear on front 10 pounds/us$20 sold

 

 

Maigret's Rival ( L'Inspecteur Cadavre in the collection Signe Picpus )1st Hamish Hamilton London 1979 fine in fine dj translated by Helen Thomson jacket by Ken Reilly isbn pounds/us$40

 

Maigret Sets A Trap ( Maigret Tend un Piege ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1965 very good in very good dj translated by Daphne Woodward dj by Youngman Carter 25 pounds/us$50 SOLD

 

Maigret Sets A Trap Book Club translated by Daphne Woodward very good in worn dj 8 pounds /US$16

 

Maigret To The Rescue 1st American Harcourt Brace New York 1941 very good no dj picture in black on front board marked on front and light soiling on fep translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 25 pounds/US$50

 

Maigret To The Rescue reprint George Routledge London 1946 good boards stained in good creased dj with piece missing base of spine translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury a twosome The Flemish Ship and The Guinguette by the Seine 35 pounds /us$70

 

Maigret Travels South 1st English George Routledge London 1940 very good spine sunned and gently bumped at base no dj inscribed by previous owner translated by George Sainsbury twosome Liberty Bar and The Madman of Bergerac 45 pounds/US$90

 

Maigret Travels South reprint George Routledge London 1942 very good in very good dj with closed tear bumped translated by George Sainsbury twosome Liberty Bar and The Madman of Bergerac 25 pounds/us$50

 

Maigret and the Toy Village ( Felicie est la in the collection Sogne Picpus ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1978 isbn fine in fine dj translated by Eileen Ellenbogen 20 pounds/us$40 2 copies

 

 

The Magician ( Antoine et Julie )1st English Hamish Hamilton 1974 translated by Helen Sebba very good plus in very good plus dj 15 pounds/US$30

 

Mainly Maigret Readers Union London 1946 b/w frontispiece The Lodger,A Crime in Holland and The Sailors' Rendezvous very good in very good dj 12 pounds/us$24

 

Mainly Maigret Readers Union London 1946 b/w frontispiece The Lodger, A Crime in Holland and The Sailors' Rendezvous very good no dj 8 pounds/us$ 16

 

The Man Wo Watched The Trains Go By 1st English George Routledge

London 1942 US title A Paris Express Very Good spine sunned in very good dj with closed tears soiled on back of dj inscribed by previous owner translated by Stuart Gilbert 50 pounds/US$100 SOLD

 

The Man On The Bench In The Barn ( La Main )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1970 fine but bumped in fine dj translated by Moura Budberg 15 pounds /us$30

 

The Man On The Bench In The Barn 1st American Harcourt Brace & World New York 1970 very good in very good dj slightly creased translated by Moura Budberg 15 pounds/us$30 SOLD

 

The Man With The Little Dog ( L'Homme au Petit Chien ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1965 fine in fine dj slightly bumped base of spine 22 pounds 50 /us$45

 

The Man With The Little Dog 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1989 ABCDE translated by Jean Stewart very good in very good dj 12 pounds/US$24

 

Monsieur Monde Vanishes 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1967 translated by Jean Stewart dj by Youngman Carter near fine in near fine dj light soiling to back 25 pounds/us$50 SOLD

 

Monsieur Monde Vanishes 1st American Harcourt Brace second printing isbn Fine in Fine dj 12 pounds/US$24

 

My Friend Maigret 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1956 very good in very good dj browning to end pages translated by Nigel Ryan dj by David Knight 20 pounds /us$40 sold

 

The Negro 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1959 fine in very good dj tiny piece missing head of spine translated by Helen Sebba Peter Edwards dj 45 pounds/us$90

 

The Neighbours 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1968 fine in fine price-clipped dj 25 pounds /us$50 SOLD

 

A New Lease of Life 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1963 fine in near fine price-clipped dj soiled on back closed tear on front translated by Joanna Richardson jacket by Youngman Carter 20 pounds /us$40

 

The Night Club ( L'Ane Rouge ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1979 fine in fine dj translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Beverly Lebarrow 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

None of Maigret's Business 1st American Doubleday Crime Club Garden City New York 1958 good in good dj numbers on fep scribble on front flap of worn dj translated by Richard Brain mystery 15 pounds/us$25

 

The Novel of Man limited edition Harcourt Brace & World New York MCMLXIV Fine no dj as issued missing tissue cover translated by Bernard Frechtman New Year's greeting to the friends of the author and the publisher 20 pounds /us$40

 

November 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1970 fine in fine price-clipped dj new price 2 pounds 25 on sticker translated by Jean Stewart 20 pounds/us$40

 

The Old Man Dies ( La Mort d'Auguste ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1968 fine in very good dj wear on spine translated By Bernard Frechtman jacket by Youngman Carter 20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

On The Danger Line 1st English George Routledge London 1944 very good light soiling to boards in very good dj tiny pieces missing

twosome Home Town and The Green Thermos inscribed by previous owner translated by Stuart Gilbert 35 pounds/us$70 SOLD

 

The Patience of Maigret 1st English George Routledge London 1939 very good bumped no dj clean text translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury twosome A Battle of Nerves and A Face for a Clue 90 pounds/US$182

 

The Patience of Maigret reprint George Routledge London 1945 very good in very good clean text translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury twosome A Battle of Nerves and A Face for a Clue 30 pounds/US$60

 

The Patience of Maigret reprint George Routledge London 1945 very good in good dj pieces missing from spine and front of dj translation by Geoffrey Sainsbury inscribed by previous owner twosome A Battle of Nerves and A Face for a Clue 25 pounds/us$ 50

 

The Patience of Maigret reprint George Routlege London 1945 very good no dj translated by George Sainsbury twosome A Battle of Nerves and A Face for a Clue 10 pounds/US$20

 

The Patience of Maigret ( La Patience de Maigret ) US Title Maigret Bides His Time Hamish Hamilton 1st 1966 translated by Alastair Hamilton jacket by Ken Reilly very good in very good dj bumped light soiling to dj price clipped 17 pounds 50 /us$35 sold

 

The Patient ( Les Anneaux de Bicetre )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1963 very good in very good price-clipped dj light foxing on end pages translated by Jean Stewart jacket by Youngman Carter 20 pounds us$40 sold

 

Pedigree 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 very good in very good creased worn price-clipped dj translated by Robert Baldick Youngman-Carter dj 22 pounds 50/ us$45

 

Pedigree 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1962 near fine in very good nicked creased dj translated by Robert Baldick dj by Youngmam-Carter 25 pounds/us$50

 

The Premier (Le President ) 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1961 fine in fine dj translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by P Youngman Carter 35 pounds/us$70 SOLD

 

Poisoned Relations 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1952 very good in very good reprint dj twosome Monsieur La Souris and Poisoned Relations translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 30 pounds /us$60

 

The Prison 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1969 fine in fine price-clipped dj translated by Lyn Moir jacket by Michael Dempsey 25 pounds /us$50 SOLD

 

The Prison Harcourt Brace & World New York 1968 translated by Lyn Moir fine in very good dj piece missing and scratch on front 15 pounds/us$30

 

The Reckoning 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1984 translated by Emily Read very good in very good dj isbn pounds us$30

 

The Reckoning 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1964 isbn translated by Emily Read ex library very good hinges taped dj repaired 10 pounds /US$20

 

The Rich Man 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1971 translated by Jean Stewart dj by Bernard Highton near fine bumped in near fine dj small scratch mark on front edge 20 pounds /us$40 SOLD

 

The Sacrifice 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1956 comprising Mr Hire's Engagement translated by Daphne Woodward and Young Cardinaud translated by Richard Brain near fine in near fine dj lightly bumped jacket by Dick Hart 30 pounds/us$60

 

The Shadow Falls 1st English George Routledge London 1945 very good corners bumped in very good dj with piece missing base of spine translated by Stuart Gilbert 40 pounds/US$80

 

The Shadow Falls 1st English George Routledge London 1945 good reading copy boards stained scripple on back inside board 10 pounds/us$20

 

The Son 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1958 very good in very good price-clipped dj stains on fep translated by Daphne Woodward jacket by Peter Probyn 30 pounds/us$60 SOLD

 

The Stowaway 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good in very good dj browning to end pages and page edges translated by Nigel Ryan Robin Jacques dj 62 pounds 50/us$125

 

The Stowaway 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1957 very good in good nicked dj with pieces missing end pages browned inscribed by previous owner translated by Nigel Ryan Robin Jacques dj 40 pounds/us$80

 

The Strange Case of Peter The Lett 1st thus Covici Friede New York 1933 very good no dj p263/4 has a piece missing p267 nicked and fep has a piece missing text very clean boards bright 400 pounds/US$800 scarce title

 

Strange Inheritance Le Yoyageur de la Toussant 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1950 translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury good boards stained on front in good nicked repaired price-clipped dj light foxing to page edges browning to end pages 25 pounds/us$50

 

The Strangers in the House 1st Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1951 very good in very good price-clipped dj translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 45 pounds/us$90

 

Striptease 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1959 fine in very good dj creased with closed tears translated by Robert Brain

22 pounds 50 /us$45 sold

 

Sunday 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1960 fine in fine price-clipped dj translated by Nigel Ryan P Youngman Carter dj 30 pounds/us$60

 

Teddy Bear ( L'Ours en Peluche )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1971 very good in very good dj translated by John Clay

20 pounds/us$40 SOLD

 

Three Beds in Manhattan 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1976 very good in very good repaired dj translated by Lawrence G Blochman

10 pounds/us$20

 

Three Beds in Manhattan 1st American Doubleday New York 1964 very good boards stained translated by Lawrence G Blochman 7 pounds 50 /us$15

 

Ticket of Leave American title Widow 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1954 very good in very good dj browning to end pages translated by John Petrie 75 pounds/us$150

 

Tidal Wave ( La Mort de Belle translated by Louise Vares Le Fond de la Bouteille by Cornelia Schaeffer and Les Freres Rico by Ernst Pawel ) Belle,The Brothers Rico and The Bottom of The Bottle 1st Doubleday Garden City 1954 very good in very good dj bumped base of spine light soiling to dj and boards 15 pounds /us$30

 

The Trial of Bebe Donge 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1952 very good in very good dj closed tear on front browning end pages translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 45 pounds/us$90   sold

 

The Train 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1964 fine in near fine dj translated by Robert Baldick jacket by Youngman Carter 25 pounds/us$50

 

The Triumph of Inspector Maigret Hurst and Blackett undated (1934) 1st needs rebinding front hinges weak and last pages and bep torn inscribed by previous owner no dj 100 pounds/US$200 scarce title SOLD

 

The Truth About Bebe Donge American US Harcourt Brace Johanovich 1992 translated by Louise Varese very good in very good dj 20 pounds/US $40 2 copies 1 COPY SOLD

 

Uncle Charles ( Oncle Charles s'est enferme )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1988 very good in very good dj browning to page edges translated by Howard Curtis jacket illustration by Ahley Potter 1st Hamish Hamilton fiction 15 pounds/us$30

 

The Venice Train 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1974 fine in fine price-clipped dj translated by Alastair Hamilton jacket by Preman Sotomayer 20 pounds/us$40

 

The Venice Train 1st American Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1974 second printing fine in fine dj translated by Alastair Hamilton

12 pounds 50/us$25

 

Violent Ends 1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1954 comprising Belle translated by Louise Varese and The Brothers Rico translated by Ernst Pawel very good bumped in very good price-clipped dj 30 pounds/us$60

 

The White Horse Inn and other novels 1st English Hamish Hamilton 1980 White Horse Inn translated by Norman Denny The Grandmother by Jean Stewart and The Country Doctor by Eileen Ellenbogen fine in fine dj 150 pounds /us$300 scarce in this condition

 

 

The Widower ( Le Veuf )1st English Hamish Hamilton London 1961

near fine in very good dj soiling on back translated by Robert Baldick jacket design by P Youngman-Carter 25 pounds/us£50

 

The Window over the Way 1st English Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1951 very good plus in very good dj mark in page edges includes The Gendarme's Report translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury 45 pounds/ us$90 sold

 

The Witnesses and The Watchmaker 1st American Doubleday Garden City New York 1956 very good in very good lightly worn dj twosomw The Witnesses translated by Moura Budberg and The Watchmaker translated by Norman Denny Fiction 17 pounds 50/us$35 SOLD