The Secret of Chimneys
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First edition
London: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1925. First British Edition. Very Good. First British edition, preceding all others. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth stamped in black. Very Good, light fraying to rear joint, cloth grubby, toned at the spine. Foxing and light staining to text block edges, former owner's name and bookseller's ticket to front pastedown. Light foxing to preliminaries. An uncommon Christie mystery set at a grand estate that first introduces the characters Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent.
- Publisher: John Lane / The Bodley Head
- Year: 1925
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: unknown
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