The Man Who Wasn't Maigret
by Marnham, Patrick
Winner of the Marsh Prize for biography and an Edgar Award finalist. "I doubt if there will be a better, or a better written, portrait of Simenon for a long time."--Julian Barnes
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET: A PORTRAIT OF GEORGES SIMENON
by Marnham, Patrick
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London: UK: Bloomsbury Press , 1992. 1st ed. near fine in dj, small closed tear at rear, one wrinkle. Includes selected bibliography, 340+ pages.Georges Simenon was, during his lifetime, the bestselling writer alive. He created Chief Inspector Maigret, one of the most-loved and sanest characters in modern fiction, but was himself an alcoholic, a fantasist, a man possessed by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: Portrait of Georges Simenon
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London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Bumped to spine ends.… Read more about this item Item Price
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's painting portrait colour illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white and brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). Illustrated. xviii + 346 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Bloomsbury, (1992). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: Portrait of Georges Simenon
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait Of Georges Simenon (SCARCE BRITISH HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PATRICK MARNHAM)
by Marnham, Patrick
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. VG/VG. First British Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PATRICK MARNHAM, TO NOVELIST MAGDALEN NABB, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To Magdalen Nabb/with best wishes/Patrick Marnham'. A biography of Georges Simenon, writer of the Maigret novels. Magdalen Nabb (1947-2007) was a British novelist best known for her Marshal Guarnaccisa… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET - A PORTRAIT OF GEORGES SIMENON.
by MARNHAM, PATRICK.
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[London]: Bloomsbury, [1992]., 1992. First edition. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. Simenon, author of the Maigret mysteries, was at one time the best-selling author in the world. He wrote 193 novels and his work was praised by Celine, T.S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini, and Henry Miller. Andre Gide described him as "the greatest novelist we have had this… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET : A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Patrick Marnham
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Man Who Wasn't Maigret, The: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux , 1993. 1st US . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 346 pages. Hardcover. B&w photography throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468091 Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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New York, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. First American Edition stated on verso of title page; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.. Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux. Hardcover. 1993. 2nd Printing. 8vo 346pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations The first major portrait of Simenon since his death . Item Price
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon (A Harvest Book)
by Marnham, Patrick
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Fascinating biography of Georges Simeon, the creator of Maigret. A near fine copy in a fine jacket--two page corners bent. First American Edition stated.
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon
by Marnham, Patrick
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Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1992. First Edition, First American ed. hardcover. fine/fine. 6x1x9. NOT an ex library book. 346 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped. Item Price
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