The Body in the Library
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 157912626X
- ISBN 13
- 9781579126261
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($12.00), lightly rubbed and soiled. Black boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A Miss Marple mystery novel.
Synopsis
The Body in the Library is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1942 and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in May of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The novel features her fictional amateur detective Miss Marple.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9993
- Title
- The Body in the Library
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 157912626X
- ISBN 13
- 9781579126261
- Publisher
- Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- LCCN
- 2006045983
- Keywords
- Mystery, Detective, 20t Century Fiction, British Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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...