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Ten Little Niggers
By Christie, Agatha
Ten Little Niggers, later re-titled And Then There Were None, and also titled Ten Little Indians, is considered author Agatha Christie’s best and most ambitious work. The mystery novel has been adapted for both theatre and cinema and has remained highly influential in the mystery genre.
The novel is centered around a large murder mystery based on an infamous blackface minstrel song that describes a group of people who die under strange circumstances one by one. Due to the racist original title (1939), the book was re-titled And Then There Were None in 1940, and it was also published as (also overtly racist) Ten Little Indians in 1964.
The book’s original title is not the only reason it is a highly controversial piece of writing. Racism and orientalism are found throughout the novel, and some non-US publications still use versions of the original title.
And Then There Were None has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
The novel is centered around a large murder mystery based on an infamous blackface minstrel song that describes a group of people who die under strange circumstances one by one. Due to the racist original title (1939), the book was re-titled And Then There Were None in 1940, and it was also published as (also overtly racist) Ten Little Indians in 1964.
The book’s original title is not the only reason it is a highly controversial piece of writing. Racism and orientalism are found throughout the novel, and some non-US publications still use versions of the original title.
And Then There Were None has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
First Edition Identification and Notes
Ten Little Niggers was first published in 1939 by The Crime Club. The book has an orange cloth cover and a distinctive green dust jacket illustrated by Stephen Bellman. Along with the racist title, the dust jacket features racist caricatures of black people being plucked one by one by an unknown white hand. The first edition also comes marked with a printed stamped seal bearing the phrase “Sign of a Good Detective Novel”.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
The first edition of this book published under the title And Then There Were None was first published in 1940 by Dodd, Mead, and Company.
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This book was horrible to say the least. No true concept and a lot of spelling errors . To know this all this lady was this illiterate Doesn't cease to amaze me!
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Your children need to read this 10/10 best thing i have read with my little boy
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Great book funny children's book good for children
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A very well-written book very humorous perfect for children
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Ten Little Niggers
by CHRISTIE, AGATHA
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London: Collins, 1939. First Edition. Bookplate; light foxing and cloth fading; very good plus in a very good dust jacket with some tears and chips, the most serious of which is a triangular fingernail-sized one at the top of the front panel. A highly politically incorrect title even when published; the dust jacket compounded the sin with its illustration… Read more
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Ten Little Niggers.
by CHRISTIE, Agatha.
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London, Collins Crime Club, 1939. . First edition, signed presentation copy from the author; 8vo; 2pp. advertisements; publisher's cloth, a trifle marked, slight rolling and sunning to spine, otherwise very good. With the author's inscription to the front free endpaper, 'With love from Agatha Christie'. One of Agatha Christie's most well-known titles, albeit also unfortunately somewhat… Read more
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Ten Little Niggers
by Christie, Agatha
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London: Collins / The Crime Club, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing, second state with no date listed on copyright page. Very Good with light lean to spine, a bit of dust soiling, fading to cloth corresponding to jacket chips, and bumping to page corners. In a Very Good dust jacket with front flap… Read more
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Ten Little Niggers
by CHRISTIE, AGATHA
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London: Collins, 1939. First Edition. Very good or better; in a good or slightly better price-clipped dust jacket with chips, tears, soiling and creasing. The unfortunately titled book was published in America as And Then There Were None, and re-issued as Ten Little Indians, which title is problematic itself these days. In any event, not only was this one… Read more
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Ten Little Niggers
by Agatha Christie
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- 1939
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UK: The Crime Club, Collins, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Ten Little Niggers by Agatha Christie First Edition The Crime Club by Collins 1939. No inscriptions or signs of ownership. No foxing and unblemished throughout. Original publisher's orange cloth covers are unmarked and near fine. In a price clipped VG dust jacket which has… Read more
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Ten Little Niggers
by Agatha Christie
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- 2007-09-01
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2007-09-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!
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Ten Little Niggers
by CHRISTIE Agatha
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- 1969
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Collins Fontana Books, 1969. 190 pp. Cover has a hung golliwog swinging above a lizard in the grass. Cover has wear on the edges and spine. Slant to spine. Page edges browned. Owners name on first page. Binding solid.. Seventh Impression. Paperback. Good.
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Ten Little Niggers - A Play in Three Acts
by Christie, Agatha
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London: Samuel French some wear to covers, library marks, otherwise book clean and tight. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Library.
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Ten Little Niggers
by Christie, Agatha
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- 1960
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London; Penguin,. Very Good-. 1960. Penguin edition - unabridged; Fourth Printing. Paperback. P/b; vg+; 8vo; 190pp; Green/cream striped penguin - no 1256; unusual to find this in such nice condition; no handwriting inside; slight discolouring to cream on front; ; Green Penguins Penguin Crime; Vol. 1256 .
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Ten Little Niggers: A play in three acts (French's Acting edition No. 940)
by Christie, Agatha
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Samuel French Limited. Softcover. Fair. Ex-library- have some rubber stamps. No Date. Tittle page missing. The wraps are edge worn, a bit chipped and marked. Previous ownership inscriptions, a bit creased, minor marks. However, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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The Voyage of th "Petula
by Evans, Frank
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- Global Village Books
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- 1957
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- First Edition
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London, 1957. First Edition. Fair. 8vo. 192pp, photos. Grubby cloth, sound. Front of dj pasted on cover.
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The Bad Bunch
by Edson, JT
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- 1979
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Corgi, 1979. paperback / softback. vg. Corgi 1979 edition paperback vg In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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Space Science Fiction Volume 2 Number 2
by Magazine
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- 1953
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Archer, 1953. paperback / softback. vg++. 1st British Archer edition digest vg++ Philip K Dick etc paperback vg++ condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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Sheltered Lives
by Oberndorf, Charles
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Bantam Press, 1992. 1st edition. fine. 1st Bantam 1992 edition paperback fine condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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