The Pale Horse
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, front free endpaper removed, writing on rear free endpaper. A reading copy
- Seller
-
Selkirk, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, front free endpaper . removed, writing on rear free endpaper. A reading copy only.. 1962. First American Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Red boards titled in white on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 242 pages .
Synopsis
The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. The novel features her novelist detective Ariadne Oliver as a minor character and reflects in tone the supernatural novels of Dennis Wheatley who was then at the height of his popularity. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48552
- Title
- The Pale Horse
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, front free endpaper removed, writing on rear free endpaper. A reading copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1960s Mysteries, Vintage Mysteries, Agatha Christie
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Mayhem;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...