New York & London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition [stated]. Published in England as "Maigret and the Ghost." Bright orange cloth binding, titled in black on the spine. Clean text; 159 pages. Translation from the original French by Eileen Ellenbogen. Small notation on the FFEP and a tiny previous-owner signature on the Title Page. Else, a Fine copy. The dustjacket is Fine, unclipped. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Maigret arrives home exhausted after cracking an especially difficult case, only to be awakened within hours by the news of a nearly successful attempt on the life of a colleague. Plainclothes detective Lagnon, known to Maigret as "Inspector Hopeless," has become involved beyond his depth in an international art fraud and is suffering the consequences. Maigret's only clue to Lagnon's assailant is the single word "apparition" spoken by the victim as he emerges from the operating room. The apparition leads Maigret to the highest echelons of the Parisian art world--and the depths of greed and cruelty. Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon.

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Bookseller: Quercus Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005898
Title: Maigret and the Apparition
Author: Simenon, Georges
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First American Edition.
ISBN 10: 0151551251
ISBN 13: 9780151551255
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Place of Publication: New York & London
Date Published: 1976
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Literature (Mysteries);

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