Georges Simenon — L&Apos;Ours En Peluche

Paris, Presses de la Cite, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rare first trade edition copy of one of Simenon's 'romans durs', a semi-autobiographical novel, in the very scarce dust wrapper designed by J. Jacquelin. A very scarce first trade edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by the notable French poster artist Jean Jacquelin (1905-1989). Jacquelin created numerous travel posters, as well as graphic posters for two Le Mans 24 hour races in 1972 and 1974. Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a popular Belgian author, best remembered for his detective novels featuring his famous character Maigret. He also achieved critical acclaim for his literary novels, which he called his romans durs. This novel, one of Simenon's romans durs, follows the fall of the successful Professor Jean Chabot and reflects the author's own inner crises in the 1960s.This is the first trade edition, written in the original French and published simultaneously alongside the large paper edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the end papers. Dust wrapper remains bright and generally smart, with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine, and edgewear to the lower extremities, causing three small tears. Near Fine . Ill.: J. Jacquelin. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.