Sacrifice by Simenon (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HC in DJ protected by brodart sleeve. Dj shows edgewear and toning on rear. Boards show mild shelf wear. Text clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Mild spine roll.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book measures 19x13cm, 254pp. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt tittle lettering on spine, cloth lightly rubbed. Binding in good firm condition. Dust jacket with shelf wear, abrasion wear on edges and corners, light dust/dirt marking. Jacket in good condition. Internally, small owners inscription, otherwise pages clean. Over all a very good clean copy.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First UK Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a small dampstain on the upper right corner of the rear panel.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition in publisher's price-clipped and re-priced dustwrapper stamped 7/6 NET to the inside flap. pp254. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dustwrapper designed by Dick Hart. A slither of fading at the base of the spine otherwise a near fine bright and clean copy with no inscriptions. The price-clipped dustwrapper is lightly faded to the spine with just a touch of wear at the spine tips. Unusually the spine although faded to a lighter hue is brighter than normally seen. A bright copy of a quite uncommon book. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. The Sacrifice by Georges Simenon is a standalone psychological novel, originally published in French as Les Fiançailles de M. Hire (Mr. Hire's Engagement) and translated into English in 1956 by Hamish Hamilton, focusing on the intense emotions and dark complexities of its characters, particularly the peculiar M. Hire, a departure from his famous Inspector Maigret series, showcasing Simenon's talent for stark, realistic "roman dur" (hard novel) storytelling. This book is in fair condition. There is some water damage on the edges of the pages and on the dustjacket cover. The dustjacket cover has a bit of tear and wear, and the hardback book it.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Suspense novella] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254 [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Dick Hart, priced 13/6. Contents clean. Ink note to endpaper. Jacket is fresh, but for the usual sunned spine. Two contrasting intrigues, one rather squalid, set in a lodging house of suspicious tenants, the other rather uplifting, described as one of the happiest Simenon has told.