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Dead Man's Folly
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins 1956. Small 8vo. First Edition. 256 pp. Recently bound half terracotta morroco with gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine. Top edge gilt. With Occasional minor spots, otherise in near fine condition. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. First Edition. 1956.
Synopsis
Whilst organising a mock murder hunt for the village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, a feeling of dread settles on the famous crime novelist Adriane Oliver. Call it instinct, but it's a feeling she just can't explain…or get away from. In desperation she summons her old friend, Hercule Poirot – and her instincts are soon proved correct when the 'pretend' murder victim is discovered playing the scene for real, a rope wrapped tightly around her neck…But it's the great detective who first discovers that in murder hunts, whether mock or real, everyone is playing a part…
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Details
- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70498
- Title
- Dead Man's Folly
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins 1956
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- Small 8vo.
- Keywords
- Murder mystery,Detective stories,Hercule Poirot
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Crime;
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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