Simenon, Georges — The Premier (Penguin 2026)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1963. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrated paperback binding black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The first outing of the author's character, first published in 1931, Maigret. On the surface it like a simple case – a commercial traveller killed in a hotel; but, when Maigret investigates he finds that he is Stonewalled by all around the hotel he senses a falseness in all. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with reading creases to the back strip. Sunning to the book edges and panels; tanning of the text block edges and pages with tanning to the outer edges of the pages and age toning to the rest. First softcover edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 135, [9 [of which seven a further titles and publishing house] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.