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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1926. First Dodd, Mead Edition. Christie's first book, narrated by a Captain Hastings, home from the Western Front, who is convalescing at Styles Court, the stately home of a friend in Essex. Styles is ruled by the septuagenarian matriarch of the family, who dies suddenly in a fit of convulsions, determined to be strychnine poisoning. The family calls on Scotland Yard, who arrests the matriarch's much younger new husband. Meanwhile, Hastings encounters his old friend Hercule Poirot, late of the Belgian police, in a nearby settlement for Belgian refugees, who goes on to carry out a parallel investigation to Scotland Yard. "Christie gives the reader a great deal of help in the form of plans of the layout of the first floor of the house and of the victim's bedroom together with examples of handwriting, letters, mysterious messages and so on, in addition to the carefully developed plot, but as like as not, most readers will not know the solution until the neat little… Read More

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES, John Lane, New York, 1920, first edition, several leaves with some smallish light brown stains, else a fine copy rebound in full tan calf with very nice text block and with gold gilt stamping to the spine and front cover matching the original binding design. The authors first novel and quite scarce in the true first edition as is here.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1920. First Canadian edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK and first to feature Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot. Issued from sheets of the true first edition (NY; John Lane, 1920) and preceding the London edition (Bodley Head, 1921). We record only one other copy offered for sale and are able to locate only one copy in libraries. Recased with new endpapers added, lettering touched up and cloth coated. Spine a little tanned otherwise near fine. Housed in matching clamshell case lined in silk. Rare. THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF POIROT

New York: The National Book Co. Publishers, 1920. [Crime fiction] U.S. Second edition, prior to the British edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.296; [4], blank, being the John Lane first edition sheets with National's own title page (which is a cancel). Publisher's pale blue cloth decoratively blocked in blue. No ink inscriptions, contents generally clean, title leaf toned (printed on different paper stock), rear joint pulled. Covers are mottled/spotted, spine with an area of browning, rubbed to spine ends and extremities. A good-very good copy of a rare book. A most uncommon and important edition of her debut novel, which precedes the first London edition (Bodley Head, 1921). The first U.S. edition was issued by John Lane (1920). The book was not a best-seller and they published no further Christie titles (Dodd Mead released her second and subsequent books with much success, and also bought her first title from Lane). Indeed, such was the lukewarm initial response, John Lane moved some of their unsold… Read More

Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press, 2006. Collector's Edition. Collector's editions bound in genuine leather. Measuring approximately 8.75" x 5.75". These volumes are in near fine condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine, boards, and edges are full and vivid. These six volumes written by Agatha Christie include: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The A. B. C. Murders, Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, The Mystery of the Blue Train, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N5-46).

NEW YORK.: Dodd Mead., 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy AND signed by Agatha Christie by way of a laid in card on the ffep. 377 clear and bright pages. No inscriptions tears or loss. Dated as 1975 on the copyright page. Not for resale stamp on base and top. Published by Dodd Mead & Co/ Book Club edition. Outer black boards are unmarked. The wrapper is complete with chips to the base of the spine. Closed tear on top of the front panel. Faded spine. COMES WITH A C.O.A.

London: The Folio Society, 2014. Hard Cover. (London: The Folio Society 2014). First UK Edition Thus. 7 colour illustrations by Andrew Davidson. Publisher's brown-blocked buckram. Plain slipcase. 179pp. 23.7x15.7cm. A very fine copy in like slip-case (as new). A stunning copy. "Over the last 30 years, the Folio Society has been publishing wonderful editions of Agatha Christie novels and short stories. Blending together high-quality production, curated introductions and wonderful artwork, these books are gaining popularity among readers, fans and collectors of Christie’s works...The art of Andrew Davidson has elevated these Folio Society books to a high level of desirability. Andrew Davidson studied graphic design at Norwich School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. He has worked with publishers over the years, but for mystery fans is perhaps now most well-known for his contribution to the Christie Folio Society books. [David Morris - Collecting Christie). Poirot.… Read More

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London.

London: Collins, 1990. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1990, 1st editions, 1st impressions, set of 6 titles - A Murder is Announced, Death on the Nile, Cards on the Table, ABC Murders, The Body in the Library, and The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Fine hardcover books in fine dustjackets. Unread, no inscriptions or other markings. Dustjackets are publshed with reprints of the oroginal publication designs from 1920-1950. DJs are not price clipped (all �13.95), and protected in archival quality clear protective covers, non-adhesive, which were applied by the previous owner when the book was bought. This set is part of The Coetmor Collection which comes from a local book collector in North Wales. His particular area of interest is modern fiction. All his books are 1st Edition, 1st Impression, hardback, bought new by himself, and all in Fine or Near Fine condition.

London: Pan Books, 1954 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, slightly marked & toned, prev. owner's name in pencil to first leaf, a little splitting at tail of upper hinge); pp. 190, [2 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy. The first Hercule Poirot murder mystery.. First Pan. Soft Cover. VG-.

Heron Books, 1976. First Thus edition. fine. fine 1st Heron Books 1976 edition hardcover in red faux leather and gold titles In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

New York: Fall River Press, 2019. New and unread in a New dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION but for a mark on the jacket's front panel where something, probably a price sticker, has been removed. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. This anthology contains two full length Hercule Poirot novels: THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES; and THE MURDER ON THE LINKS. Also included are 25 short stories in a section entitled: THE GREY CELLS OF M. POIROT. 2019. First Printing of the First Edition with complete number row (2468 10 97531) on the copyright page. Bound in the original red boards with black spine -- stamped in bright gold. From the dust jacket: "In the twenty-five short stories assembled here, all first published in 1923, Poirot applies what he refers to as his 'little grey cells' to collar a variety of crooks and criminals.". First Printing of… Read More

London: Penguin, 1985. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. small octavo. card covers 256pp., First published as Penguin No.6 in 1935. Nice copy of the 50th anniversary facsimile edition

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Book Club Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter-bound in publisher's black cloth over black boards, gilt and red lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle. . Former owner's name neatly stamped og ffep, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket has only one tiny closed tear, else fine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 377 pp .

Diamond Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x2. 1st Omnibus. mild shelf wear on the book and jacket. internally there is thorough foxing. sound binding. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (HERCULE POIROT) . Bantam H3051 1965 5th pr. Thus. Bantam Publishing. 154 pages. 4 ¼ X 7 USED. VG CONDITION. CHRISTIE'S FIRST POIROT TITLE.

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2006. First Edition, A on copyright pa. hardcover. fine/fine. 5x0x8. NOT an ex library book. 224 pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles: A Hercule Poirot Mystery. Agatha Christie. A First Printing in the Black Dog & Leventhal 2006 "Agatha Christie Collection." Fine, unread, as new black full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and design. Fine, as new jacket. A sharp copy. Includes publisher's Agatha Christie Collection bookmark. Boxed shipping. 3

HARD TO FIND IN USA. ISBN 0586045155. Copyright 1920, Agatha Christie. 1978 Triad/Panther Edition, London. 1984 printing thus. Please see stock photo. USED. VG Condition. 4 3/8 X 7 190 pages. FEATURING HERCULE POIROT.

New York, New York: Random House, Inc., 2007. Paperback. Very Good. First Thus The first Hercule Poirot mystery! ** Modern reprint edition on Mortalis imprint. Weakened front hinge. Packed and shipped with care.