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THE RICH MAN
by Simenon, Georges
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus /Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0151771626
- ISBN 13
- 9780151771622
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. A stand-alone novel of psychological suspense by Simenon, the mid-20th century French novelist best remembered for his series of internationally-praised mystery-crime novels featuring Police Inspector Maigret. This book features Lecoin, a rich man in a small French fishing village whose calm and peaceful existence is destroyed when his wife hires an orphan girl as a household servant, a young woman abused by her previous employer. Originally published in France in 1971, this Jean Stewart translation, the First Printing, First U.S. Edition, was issued in 1976. Red cloth boards show faint stain marks where the dustjacket was taped to the covers by previous owner. Back end page shows brown glue stain, with a faint "shadow" where the stain transferred to the dj's rear flap. O/w book and text are clean and unmarked, binding is tight. Primarily white dustjacket shows one-inch closed tear on front flap, minimal rubbing and soiling, surface wear and edgewear. No chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. . Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1976.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005336
- Title
- THE RICH MAN
- Author
- Simenon, Georges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0151771626
- ISBN 13
- 9780151771622
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- CRIME, MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, FRANCE, ADULTRERY, RELATIONSHIPS,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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