The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$6,173.76A$5,556.38
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An excellent first edition of this early work by the Queen of Crime Fiction, Agatha Christie, being the first to feature Colonel Johnny Race. The first edition, first impression, with 'first published in 1924' to copyright page. Published in the US later the same year. With a leaf of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.A standalone work, The Man in the Brown Suit tells the story of a young woman, Anne Beddingfield, who picks up a mysterious piece of paper after she witnesses the death of a man in a tube station. The novel is the first to feature Colonel Race, a lion hunter and spy for the British Government. Race would become a recurring character, featuring in a number of novels alongside her fan-favourite Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Upon release, the work was met with mixed reception, with many hoping for another novel to feature Poirot. The work has since been praised both for its thriller feel and as the only work to explore a more emotive side of Colonel Race.From the library of Rolling Stone, Charlie Watts.A smart copy of this early standalone Agatha Christie novel. In the original decorative brown cloth binding. Externally smart, with marks to the boards. Slight rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with age toning due to paper used and the very occasional spot. Offsetting to endpapers. Very Good
Synopsis
The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on August 22 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881K1
- Title
- The Man in the Brown Suit
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Colonel Race Agatha Christie Queen of Crime Fiction Agatha Christie
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.