Simenon Georges Bernard Frechtman (11 results)
Published by Harcourt Brace and World, New York 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 59 pp. Bound in beige and black cloth; decorated in gilt on front panel and spine; teal endpapers. Light edge and corner wear; previous owner's name inside. Includes a dropped-in business card from the publisher. This was presented as a limited edition, published as a New…Year's greeting to friends of the author and the publisher. Originally issued in a glassine wrapper; the glassine fell apart. Size: 8vo. Book.
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Published by Harcourt Brace & World, New York, New York, U.S.A. 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First American Edition. A non-Maigret, stand-alone novel involving the mysterious life & death of a Parisian restaurateur. Orig. published in French in 1966 as "La Mort d'Auguste,'' this is the First American Edition, First printing, from 1967. From a single owner collectio…n, this hardcover small 8vo with light blue cloth-over-boards lettered in gilt to spine is in Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG-, downgraded due to 2 significant chips to front cover, light soil, all around mild edgewear; looks nice protected in a new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & World (1964), New York, NY 1964
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Ltd Edition. New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World. VG/Dj browned with torn and chipped tips. (1964). Ltd Edition. Cloth. This was a lecture delivered in the Main Auditorium of the Brussels World Fair on October 3, 1958. . 12mo., 59 pp. . VG/Dj browned with torn and chipped tips. Photographs (illustrator).
Published by Harcourt Brace
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Covers scuffed. (french fiction, translations into english ).
Published by Harcourt, Brace & World (1965), New York, NY 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover w/DJ. First Edition. New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World. Used-GoodUsed-Very Good/Used-Good. (1965). First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 186 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed . Used-GoodUsed-Very Good/Used-Good. Not Illustrated (illustrator).
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Published by Hamish Hamilton, London 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fiction First, Congleton, United KingdomFiction First
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine 1st impression in a very good dustwrapper. Slight lean else fine. The wrapper has three short closed tears on the lower edge and some wrinkling & wear to the top of the spine. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman.
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Published by Hamish Hamilton, London 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fiction First, Congleton, United KingdomFiction First
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine 1st impression in a very good dustwrapper. The wrapper is marked in a few places and has some repaired tears at the top front corner and at the spine. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman.
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Published by Hamish Hamilton, London 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fiction First, Congleton, United KingdomFiction First
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near fine 1st impression in a very good dustwrapper. The text block is marked and yellowed in places. The wrapper has wear to most corners and a variety of tears, two repaired, and a small loss at foot of the lower back fold. The wrapper has the de…sign by Peter Bates as used on the American edition, presumably changed at a later date to the more usual design seen. Rare as such. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman.
Published by London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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dj. First Edition. [Intrigue] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.236; [2], blank. Publisher's blue-green cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Youngman Carter, repriced at 18s. No inscriptions, contents clean, page edges toned, jacket lightly rubbed only, some dustiness to r…ear panel. Near fine. A psychological drama concerning a patient's stay in a mental hospital, described with agonising vividness and passages of comedy which relieve the grimness of the theme.
More imagesPublished by London: Hamish Hamilton, 1968 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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dj. First Edition. [Suspense] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.144. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Peter Bate priced 18s. No inscriptions, contents and edges clean, jacket lightly used with minor rubbing, some creases and tears, label over artist…'s name (presumably applied by publisher). Very good. Rather scarce. Human intrigue concerning behaviours in the aftermath of the death of an elderly restaurateur whose family 'gather round like jackals waiting for the financial pickings'. A fine psychological thriller from a master of the genre. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 (2002), Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection, p363-5 (1976). Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99, 115. (1972).
More imagesPublished by London: Hamish Hamilton, 1968 1968
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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dj. First Edition. [Suspense] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.144. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Peter Bate. No inscriptions, contents and edges clean, jacket lightly used with minor rubbing and a little wear at crown, label over artist's name…(presumably applied by publisher) since fallen away. Very good indeed. Rather scarce. Human intrigue concerning behaviours in the aftermath of the death of an elderly restaurateur whose family 'gather round like jackals waiting for the financial pickings'. A fine psychological thriller from a master of the genre. Haining; The Classic Era of Crime Fiction p167 (2002), Steinbrunner & Penzler; Ency.of Mystery & Detection, p363-5 (1976). Eric Quayle; The Collectors Book of Detective Fiction p.99, 115. (1972).
