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They Do It With Mirrors
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins Crime Club, (1952). First edition, first printing. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper has some moderate wear at the spine tips and with some closed tears also present. It has not been price clipped, showing the original 10s. 6d. net price. The boards are fine in the publisher's red cloth and the text blocks are free from foxing throughout. This copy is free from previous owner's ink and is, overall, in very good (or better) condition.
One review at the time of publication praised the essence of the plot but felt the latter half of the novel moved too slowly. A later review considered that this novel showed "Definite signs of decline" and felt the author was not entirely comfortable with the setting she described in the novel.
Synopsis
They Do It With Mirrors is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1952 under the title of Murder with Mirrors and in UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 17 in the same year under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.50 and the UK edition at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6). The book features her detective Miss Marple.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Daniel Vince Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109
- Title
- They Do It With Mirrors
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st/1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Daniel Vince Rare Books
Biblio member since 2022
Canterbury, Kent
About Daniel Vince Rare Books
Daniel Vince Rare Books is a small, online-based bookselling company founded by Daniel Vince. We specialise in twentieth century English Literature, first editions and signed titles.
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- Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- 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....
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