Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$512.35A$461.12
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About This Item
London: Collins, The Crime Club, 1940. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce early edition of Christie's festive thriller, featuring her much loved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. The third impression. First published in December 1938. Scarce in any early edition. A gripping Hercule Poirot novel by Agatha Christie which is set across the entire festive period. This novel follows the events of Simeon Lee's family as they gather for Christmas. Lee, an elderly multi-millionaire, is not on good terms with his family and therefore they find the gathering to be suspicious from the outset. Simeon is later found murdered in his room, and Poirot is recruited to solve the mystery. This is the first of several Christmas themed works written by Christie. A short story collection 'The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding' was published much later in 1960. A smart early edition of this increasingly scarce classic Christie novel. In the original publisher's orange cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with rubbing to the extremities, resulting in some slight loss to the cloth. Marks to the boards. Front hinge slightly strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting, slightly heavier to the first and last few pages and the fore edge. Tape repair to front free endpaper and half title. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 851K7
- Title
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins, The Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Hercule Poirot Christmas Miss Marple Christmas
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Hinge
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- Half Title
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- Cloth
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