The Mysterious Mr. Quin
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- first
- Condition
- good: spine creased, text block warped, text clean, binding tight
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Dell, 1972. first thus. mass market paperback. good: spine creased, text block warped, text clean, binding tight. 256pp. Dell 6246. first New Dell printing November 1972. #00432.
Synopsis
The Mysterious Mr. Quin is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on April 14 1930 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. Each chapter or story involves a separate mystery that is solved through the interaction between the characters of the elderly Mr. Satterthwaite and the eponymous Mr.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 277
- Title
- The Mysterious Mr. Quin
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Mass market paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - good: spine creased, text block warped, text clean, binding tight
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first thus
- Publisher
- Dell
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Dell, murder, mystery, agatha christie
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