portrait georges simenon (55 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 2nd Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 2nd Printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Printing. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. 1776780311. 4/21/2026 2:05:11 PM.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 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 demon of sexual jealousy, a crime writer whose own life was haunted by the possibility of crime. His stated ideal was family life, but he conducted a quarrel with his widowed mother that lasted for 50 years, and his own family life ended in catastrophe with the suicide of his daughter. He married twice and seduced hundreds of women, including Josephine Baker. Simenon's writing life was in itself quite a story. He wrote 193 novels under his own name and 200 under 17 pseudonyms. His sales were over 500 million in 55 languages. His admirers ranged from Celine and Colette to T.S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini and George Steiner. The author, in this first portrait since Simenon's death, sets out to explain the connections between his childhood and his lifelong fascination with crime, and traces the relationship between the facts of his life and the tormented fiction he wrote. The author has interviewed many of the people who knew him, and has drawn upon Simenon's letters, papers and copious writings to produce this biography. Patrick Marnham's books include "Fantastic Invasions: Dispatches from Contemporary Africa", "So far from God: A Journey to Central America" and "Trail of Havoc: In the Steps of Lord Lucan". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 2nd prt. 8vo, 346 pp.

hardcover. Zustand: very good(+). Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good(+). Illustrated. xviii + 346 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Bloomsbury, (1992). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Unread copy that has been stored carefully.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xviii,346p : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Subjects; Simenon, Georges 1903-1989. Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character). French fiction 20th century. Novelists, Belgian 20th century ; Biography. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1993. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting on page ends. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

paperback. Zustand: Good. . Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. first american edition. 6 x 9 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; no wear, cloth has very light spotting. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, mild wear. Bio. Stax.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780747508847.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in very good dust jacket. 2nd printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED2nd printing. Very good.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First trade paperback edition. 346pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Light foxing on page edges, spine ends lightly bumped, near fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published in 1992, with the full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the printer's page. With 32 pages of photographs. ***Near fine in forest-green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and creased. Boards very clean and bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. No reading creases to the spine. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No tears to the cloth. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean, with no foxing and no offsetting to the endpapers. No serious creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's price of £17.99 net to the bottom corner of the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, with just minimal rubbing and creasing to the extremities, mainly at the top and tail of the spine. No other discernible faults. No fading. ***346 pages including a detailed Bibliography and Index at the back of the book. 242mm x 160mm. ***'Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (12/13 Feb 1903 - 4 Sep 1989) was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most popular authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels (including 192 under his own name), 21 volumes of memoirs and many short stories, selling over 500 million copies. Apart from his detective fiction, he achieved critical acclaim for his literary novels which he called romans durs (hard novels). Among his literary admirers were Max Jacob, François Mauriac and André Gide. Gide wrote, "I consider Simenon a great novelist, perhaps the greatest, and the most genuine novelist that we have had in contemporary French literature." Born and raised in Liège, Belgium, Simenon lived for extended periods in France (1922-45), the United States (1946-55) and finally Switzerland (1957-1989). Much of his work is semi-autobiographical, inspired by his childhood and youth in Liège, extensive travels in Europe and the world, wartime experiences, troubled marriages, and numerous love affairs. Critics such as John Banville have praised Simenon's novels for their psychological insights and vivid evocation of time and place. Among his most notable works are "The Saint-Fiacre Affair" (1932), "Monsieur Hire's Engagement" (1933), "Act of Passion" (1947), "The Snow was Dirty" (1948) and "The Cat" (1967).' (Wiki) ***'Georges Simenon, author of the Maigret stories, was the best-selling writer in the world. He wrote 193 novels and his work was praised by Céline, T. S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini and Henry Miller. André Gide described him as "the greatest novelist we have had this century". But Simenon was a man haunted by sexual jealousy and by phantoms which he could only exorcise in his writing. In his youth he was tempted by a life of crime. After an impoverished childhood in Liège he left school at the age of fifteen during the German occupation and started dealing in the black market, distilling poisonous, homemade "chartreuse" and consorting with prostitutes. Two of his friends were convicted of murder and a third died in mysterious circumstances. Chance saved Simenon from a similar fate. He moved to Paris where, under the patronage of Colette, he was launched on his career as a popular writer in the Montparnasse of the 1920's. Then he started work on the long sequence of "psychological" or "dark" novels which were to make his reputation.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the true first edition, in very nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Excelente. 1ª Edición. Volume en trés bon état, sans dommages ni écritures à la main.

Zustand: Very good.