TOWARDS ZERO
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Los Angeles , California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
AGATHA CHRISTIE TOWARDS ZERO. Pocket Books, Inc, New York, 1946. First Edition. First true edition in paperback with PB #398. Condition: Very Good+. With very mild micro chips, light creases, minor rubbing on spine typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are bright, clean and binding tight. With original Pocket Book "Perma - gloss" cellophane wrap protecting most the front and back cover. A about fine copy. The final novel featuring Superintendent Battle. Cover art by Troop. Classic Agatha Christie mystery and highly collectible.
Synopsis
Towards Zero is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The book is the last to feature her recurring character of Superintendent Battle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-432
- Title
- TOWARDS ZERO
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- Troop
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Agatha Christie, vintage paperback
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery / Crime Detective;
- Size
- 16mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Astro Trader Books
Biblio member since 2020
Los Angeles , California
About Astro Trader Books
Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- PB
- ...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.