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Five Times Maigret (Signed 1st Printing)
by Georges Simenon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & World, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the collection of Steinbeck Bibliographer--Adrian Homer Goldstone--a well known collector of Mystery literature. This is a rare signed book by the French mystery author Simenon. This copy is an Omnibus of 5 titles; Maigret in Montmartre, Maigret's Mistake, Maigret has Scruples, Maigret and The Reluctant Witnesses, and Maigret Goes To School. This copy is in Very Good to Near Fine Condition with only a bit of dustiness to the page edges and a slightly indented spine towards the top--the dustjacket is price-clipped and has fading to the spine and edgewear at the tips and head and heel of the spine. There are also a couple of closed end repaired tears and a slight loss of paper at the bottom front tip. This copy has been signed on the half title page by Simenon and dated "1983"--see photos. A rare signed copy--especially of this Omnibus. Protected in a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and will be wrapped tightly and shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe18707
- Title
- Five Times Maigret (Signed 1st Printing)
- Author
- Georges Simenon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 525
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MYSTERY SUSPENSE FRENCH
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Classic First Editions
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LA QUINTA, California
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- Heel
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- Spine
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