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Cards on the Table
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$290.95$261.85
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1939. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An early printing of Agatha Christie's Poirot novel 'Cards on the Table'. The fifth impression of this work, issued three years after the first edition. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Former owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'Keith V Arrowsmith Read at Abington February 1996'. This particular Christie novel features her beloved characters Hercule Poirot, Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race and Superintendent Battle. This novel is the first to contain the crime writer Oliver, and she became a recurring character subsequently. An extremely popular work upon its initial publication. Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific crime writers of the twentieth century and . Her work consists of 66 detective novels, 150 short stories and 19 plays; she is the writer of the world's longest running play, The Mousetrap which has been on stage since 1952. Christie is also one of the bestselling novelists of all time and her works rank highly in the most-widely published books. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Slight sunning to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail. Larger loss to the tail of the spine. Closed tear to the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spots to the fore-edge affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Mr. Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host, but he was a man of whome everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Hercule Poirot that he considered murder and art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether . . .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 802L1
- Title
- Cards on the Table
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club, Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Poirot Detective Fiction Novel Detective Fiction
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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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