Georges SIMENON, J. CONSTANTINESCO
La trilogie des 13Les 13 énigmes - Les 13 mystères - Les 13 coupables Trilogy of "The 13" complete Set
A. Fayard & Cie|Paris 1932|12 x 18.7 cm|3 volumes brochés sous boîte
The complete trilogy of the "13", in first edition, each volume one of 50 copies on pur fil paper, the only deluxe issue (cf. Claude Menguy). The limitation is mistakenly given as printed on "alfa" halfway down the spine, though the copies are in fact printed on pur fil Lafuma (no copies were issued on alfa). The plain white wrappers were reserved for the large-paper copies; the photographic wrappers were used only for the trade issue.
Rare and handsome copies of each volume of the "13" trilogy, from the limited first issue. With their method of investigation grounded in observation and human behavior, these collections of short stories...
€6,000