Skip to product information
1 of 1

Goldsboro Books

Georges Simenon

The Old Man Dies

The Old Man Dies

by Georges Simenon

Publisher Hamish Hamilton

Genre: Crime

Publication date:

Available from:

  • unsigned by the author
  • Hardback
  • UK First Edition, First Printing


Regular price £140.00
Regular price Sale price £140.00
Sale Sold out
Rendering loop-subscriptions

Out of stock

Rendering loop-subscriptions

Limited Edition Copies

View full details
  • Professionally Packed

    All of our books that have a dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.

  • Book Condition & Notes

    Near Fine copy with some slight foxing to the top page block. Head and tails show some slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket is unclipped

About the book

The old man is Auguste, the owner of a celebrated restaurant in the Halles district of Paris. When he collapses dramatically and dies soon after, his family gather round like jackals waiting for financial pickings.

The suspicions set up in the mind of each member of this very disparate family while they search frantically for a will and for expected fortune lead to an explosion of greed and disappointment which splits brother from brother.

Collapsible content

About the Author

Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.


Simenon's first novel, Au Pont des Arches, was written in June 1919 and published in 1921 under his "G. Sim" pseudonym. Writing as "Monsieur Le Coq", he also published more than 800 humorous pieces between November 1919 and December 1922.


From 1921 to 1934 he used a total of 17 pen names while writing 358 novels and short stories.

Collapsible content

GPSR EU Safety Information

1. Manufacturer Contact Information

Goldsboro Books Ltd - 23-27 Cecil Court, London, WC2N4EZ, enquiries@goldsborobooks.com, 02074979230

2. EU Authorised Representative Information

Easy Access System Europe - Mustamäe tee 50, 10621 Tallinn, Estonia, gpsr.requests@easproject.com

3. Safety Warnings

Not applicable

  • Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume Two: May 2026)

    Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume ...

    Goldsboro Books

    Our second recent acquisitions catalogue continues with a strong emphasis on collectible twentieth-century fiction, Golden Age crime, children’s literature, and mystery. This latest selection includes several increasingly scarce editions by...

    Goldsboro Books

    Recent Acquisitions at Goldsboro Books (Volume ...

    Our second recent acquisitions catalogue continues with a strong emphasis on collectible twentieth-century fiction, Golden Age crime, children’s literature, and mystery. This latest selection includes several increasingly scarce editions by...

  • The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    David H Headley

    I’m not sure there was ever a single moment when I became a book collector. It would be neater if there were. A clean beginning. A first book placed carefully...

    David H Headley

    The Strange Emotional Life of Collectors

    I’m not sure there was ever a single moment when I became a book collector. It would be neater if there were. A clean beginning. A first book placed carefully...

  • Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Why We Chose The Night Stairs for July 2026 There are some thrillers that simply entertain, and then there are the books that completely consume you. The kind that pull...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Crime Collective: July 2026 Revealed

    Why We Chose The Night Stairs for July 2026 There are some thrillers that simply entertain, and then there are the books that completely consume you. The kind that pull...

  • Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    Rebecca McDonnell

    “Written with exquisite tenderness, wisdom and heart, this is a truly impressive debut. A rhapsody and requiem for adolescent innocence, told with sharp intelligence and a compassionate Irish wit. The...

    Rebecca McDonnell

    Fresh Ink: July 2026 Revealed

    “Written with exquisite tenderness, wisdom and heart, this is a truly impressive debut. A rhapsody and requiem for adolescent innocence, told with sharp intelligence and a compassionate Irish wit. The...

1 of 4