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Passenger to Frankfurt
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins Crime Club, (1970). First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is clean throughout, though typically sunned at the spine (casting this copy down from the fine grading). Handling marks are minimal. It has not been price clipped, showing the original 25s. net price. The boards are fine in the original publisher's red cloth. The internals are clean and free from inscriptions. The text blocks are very faintly foxed. Overall, this is a near fine copy.
Published to commemorate Christie's 80th birthday.
Synopsis
When a bored diplomat is approached in a bleak airport by a woman whose life is in danger, he agrees in a moment of weakness to lend her his passport and boarding ticket. Suddenly, Stafford Nye's own life is on the line, and he is caught in a web of international intrigue. To escape he must outwit the power-crazed Countess von Waldsausen, hell-bent on world domination.In 1970, Passenger to Frankfurt was published to coincide with Christie's eightieth year. On publication, the novel was the largest printing ever of a first edition Christie. The 58,000 copies sold out quickly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Daniel Vince Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 148
- Title
- Passenger to Frankfurt
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st/1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- 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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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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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