Mon ami Maigret

Paris, Presses de la Cité, (10 June) 1949.
Paris, Presses de la Cité, (August) 1956.
1 vol. (120 x 190 mm) of 216 pp. Paperback, white printed cover and colour illustrated dust jacket.
1 vol. (115 x 170 mm) of 218 and [3] f. Paperback, illustrated cover.

First edition and reprint in photographic cover.
One of the [100] first copies on Lana Docelles vellum (No. 31).
One of 100 copies on alpha Cellunaf (No. 40).

The only post-war Maigret in illustrated softcover on large paper.

We apologize for the imperfect translation generated by Deepl for the purposes of the show.

This first edition is one of Simenon’s rarest and most difficult titles to find in good condition. Mon ami Maigret is the only title in the Maigret series to have received this treatment in this collection, of which it is the seventh volume. It will include the following titles: Maigret à New York, La Pipe de Maigret, Maigret et l’inspecteur malchanceux, Maigret et son mort, Les Vacances de Maigret, Maigret chez le coroner, Maigret et la vieille dame and La Première enquête de Maigret.

Only four novels were printed in large paper with illustrated dust jackets and soft covers, all excluding Maigret: La neige était sale and Pedigree in 1948; Les Quatre Jours du pauvre homme and Les Fantômes du chapelier in 1949.

A very rare collection in excellent condition.