The A. B. C. Murders: A Poirot Mystery
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
The World Publishing Company, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Blue cloth with purple titling and decoration, very good with light rubbing edgewear, lightly bumped spine foot. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with toning, scuffing, edgewear. Pages moderately toned, text unmarked. First Tower printing.
Synopsis
The A.B.C. Murders is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on January 6, 1936 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on February 14 of the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. The book features the characters of Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp. The form of the novel is unusual, combining first and third-person narrative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2018107
- Title
- The A. B. C. Murders: A Poirot Mystery
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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