The Premier (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Foxing to the top page edges, else easily Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly spine-faded dust jacket with a faint crease at the bottom front panel. A superior copy of this easily worn title.
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The 13 Mysteries [Les 13 Mystères] (First French Edition)
by Georges Simenon
Paris: Arthème Fayard, 1932. First French Edition, preceding all others. Text and titles in French. Very Good in perfect-bound, photographically illustrated wrappers. Moderate lean, with a closed tear on the rear wrapper, repaired with old cello tape on the verso, and affecting the final three leaves.
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Sunday (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. First UK Edition. Jacket spine lightly toned, with a hint of rubbing on the rear panel, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
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Maigret and the Minister (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First UK Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket.
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Maigret and the Killer (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971. First UK Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A bright, clean copy.
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The 13 Enigmas [Les 13 Énigmes] (First French Edition)
by Georges Simenon
Paris: Arthème Fayard, 1932. First French Edition, preceding all others. Text and titles in French. Very Good in perfect-bound, photographically illustrated wrappers. Slight lean, with contemporary dealer labels on the spine and the bottom right corner of the front wrapper.
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Maigret and the Loner (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. First UK Edition. About Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Boards slightly warped. Jacket spine lightly faded, as is often found.
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The Magician (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. Hardcover. First UK Edition. About Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy.
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A Sense of Guilt (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. First UK Edition. Slight lean, else Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket.
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Maigret in New York (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine, lightly spine-faded dust jacket.
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Maigret and the Flea (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. First UK Edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Book and jacket both have tide marks along the bottom edges (see images).
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Peckinpah: A Portrait in Montage (Softcover)
by [Sam Peckinpah] Garner Simmons
New York: Limelight Editions, 1998. Softcover. First printing of this edition. As New.
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Agent 3/S3 passeport pour l'enfer [Agent 3/S3: Passport to Hell] (Original French Film Program)
by Simon Sterling (director); Jesus Maria de Arozamena, Alfonso Balcazar, Maro Maggi, Giovanni Simonelli, Roger Higgins III (screenwriters); George Ardisson, Barbara Simons, George Riviere, Seyna Seyn (starring)
France: Balcazar Producciones Cinematograficas / Four Star Television, 1965. Original Program for the 1965 French film. Italy's answer to the James Bond saga, this is the first of Giorgio (George) Ardisson's spy thrillers, two notables being "Agent 3/S3: Massacre in the Sun" (1966) and "Countdown to Doomsday" (1966). Two pages (front and back), 9.5 x 12.25 inches.... Read More
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Lost in Yonkers (Signed First Edition)
by Neil Simon
New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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The Sunshine Boys (First Edition)
by Neil Simon
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine and unread in a Very Good plus price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket with light toning to the extremities.
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Term of Trial (Three original photographs from the 1962 film)
by Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Laurence Olivier, Terence Stamp (starring); Peter Glenville (director, screenwriter); James Barlow (screenwriter, novel)
London: Romulus, 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the... Read More
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The Killing Chase (First UK Edition)
by Margaret Punnett and Ivor Macaulay Punnett writing as Roger Simons
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First Edition. First Edition. The sixth Inspector Fadiman Wace mystery. Jacket design by Jenifer Armour. Owner name and address label on the front flyleaf, else Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket with a couple of small, shallow chips at the spine ends, and a bit of rubbing here and there.... Read More
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Dead Reckoning (First UK Edition)
by Margaret Punnett and Ivor Macaulay Punnett writing as Roger Simons
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First Edition. First Edition. The eighth Inspector Fadiman Wace mystery. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Price of 15s net present at the bottom of the front flap. A superb copy.
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Diabolique [Les diaboliques] (Original photograph from the 1955 film)
by Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse (starring); Henri-Georges Clouzot (director, screenwriter); Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac (novel); Jerome Geronimi, Rene Masson, Frederic Grendel (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the UK release of the 1955 French film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Celle qui n'etait plus" by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The wife and mistress of a cruel, brutish school principal orchestrate the perfect murder, but their plans are thrown into... Read More
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The Terrornauts (Original one sheet poster for the 1967 film)
by Simon Oates, Zena Marshall, Charles Hawtrey (starring); Montgomery Tully (director); Murray Leinster (novel); John Brunner (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Embassy Pictures, 1967. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1967 British film. Based on Murray Leinster's 1960 novel "The Wailing Asteroid," about scientists at a radio telescope site who narrowly prevent an alien invasion. Although shot and produced in Britain, the film was first released in the US in 1967, preceding the UK release date... Read More
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Dead on Arrival (First Edition)
by Dorothy Simpson
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. First Edition. First Edition. A Luke Thanet mystery. Near Fine in a lightly age toned, else Near Fine dust jacket.
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Off Keck Road (First Edition, inscribed to fellow author Chris Offutt)
by Mona Simpson
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Association copy, INSCRIBED by Mona Simpson to fellow author Chris Offutt on the title page: "For Chris and Rita / With affection and admiration / Mona Simpson / Iowa City." Notably, the inscription was made in Iowa City at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, from which Offutt graduated and rose to fame. ... Read More
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A-dapted [Adapted] from the Film Without Permission (Original script based on the 1953 film, "Young Bess")
by [Americana] M.A. Simpson
London: N.p., 1953. Original film script, an unofficial "without permission" adaptation of George Sidney's "Young Bess" (1953). Simpson's copy, a maroon composition notebook with the script filling rectos of over 70 leaves in the author's own manuscript ink, and a dedication on the front endpaper: "Everything I have to say, has already been said. I'll dedicate this, my first... Read More
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This Is The Life (Original photograph of actress Louis Allbritton from the 1944 film)
by Sinclair Lewis, Fay Wray (play); Felix E. Feist (director); Wanda Tuchock (screenwriter); Donald O'Connor, Patric Knowles, Louise Allbritton (starring)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1944. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1944 film, showing actress Louise Allbritton behind a camera. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A teenage orphan from New England receives an inheritance for education, but instead uses it to travel to New York to pursue the object of her obsession, an Army surgeon. ... Read More
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Dodsworth (Three photographic prints from the 1936 film)
by Sinclair Lewis (novel); William Wyler (director); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton (subjects, starring); Gene Aiello, W. Downes (artists); Sidney Howard (screenwriter, playwright); David Niven, Mary Astor, Paul Lukas (starring)
Los Angeles: The Samuel Goldwyn Company / United Artists, 1936. Three photographic prints of concept art for poster advertisements for the 1936 film, one ultimately used on a poster for the Italian release of the film and one used on a poster for the American release of the film. Two photographic prints of actor Walter Huston and one photographic... Read More
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