Christie. Agatha.
The Secret of Chimneys
0396088708
Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1986, 1st thus hardback with wrapper, 312pp, facsimile cover, black cloth quarter bound/ grey board w gilt, VG/ nr fine, rough cut page edges, single felt tip mark across top page edges otherwise excellent condition
1st edition, crime, fiction
41965 FIC/ 1ST THUS/ C £36.00

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The Secret of Chimneys is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It introduces the characters of, among others, Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00.

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Bookseller: Daisyroots Books Ltd (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 41965
Title: The Secret of Chimneys
Author: Agatha Christie
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st thus
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0396088708
ISBN 13: 9780396088707
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Comapany Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1986
Keywords: 1st edition, crime, fiction
Bookseller catalogs: FICTION first editions;

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