Poisoned Relations

by Georges Simenon, Geoffrey Sainsbury

£225 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

London: Routledge and Keagan Paul, 1950. Crime stories FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm , pp.262. Elegantly hand-bound in black half calf over contrasting red sides, gilt-lettered to spine, raised bands, publisher's original red cloth spine preserved at rear. Top edge dusty/spotted else a clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Two short stories, one a family drama, the other a police procedural featuring Inspector Maigret's former assistant

• Binding: Leather

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