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Third Girl
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this thrilling Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot mystery, one of her later mysteries set in the 1960s. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Third Girl' is a detective novel featuring Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, and the recurring character Ariadne Oliver. The novel starts with Norma Restarick seeking help from Poirot, believing that she may have committed murder.A wonderful first edition of one of Christie's later novels, set in the 1960s. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with mark to head of rear board. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. A touch of discolouration to dust wrapper back strip tail. Light marks to perimeters of front wrap, and head of rear wrap. Light spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Third Girl is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at eighteen shillings (18/-) and the US edition at $4.50. It features her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the recurring character Ariadne Oliver. The novel is notable for being the first in many years in which Poirot is more or less present from beginning to end.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854F22
- Title
- Third Girl
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Third Girl hercule poirot queen of crime christie hercule poirot
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Rooke Books
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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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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- First Edition
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Price Clipped
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