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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1992
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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
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: Portrait of Georges Simenon

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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/>
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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)

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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
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET - A PORTRAIT OF GEORGES SIMENON.

THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET - A PORTRAIT OF GEORGES SIMENON.

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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
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THE MAN WHO WASN'T MAIGRET : A Portrait of Georges Simenon

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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374201714 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First American Edition stated. ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 1.30 inches; 346 pages .
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Man Who Wasn't Maigret, The: A Portrait of Georges Simenon

Man Who Wasn't Maigret, The: A Portrait of Georges Simenon

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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
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The Man Who Wasn't Maigret: A Portrait of Georges Simenon

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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 .
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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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