Agatha Christie - Lord Edgware Dies - 1938 Uk Collins Pb Rare Dust Jacket
$215 · Offered by eBay
AGATHA CHRISTIE - LORD EDGWARE DIES (published in the U.S. under the title "13 At Dinner"), copyright 1933, states "Tenth Impression... May, 1938" on copyright page (as far as I know this is the first paperback edition published by Collins as the early printings refer to the hardcover Collins printings) - VERY RARE PRE-WWII AGATHA CHRISTIE PAPERBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUST JACKET - THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFUL OF AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED BY COLLINS IN THIS PAPERBACK FORMAT IN THE LATE 1930S (the generic cover Collins pbs were not intended to be saved after being read and those few that were saved - hardly any of those survived the paper drives imposed in the UK during WWII). SHOP AND COMPARE - ANOTHER CHRISTIE COLLINS 1930s PB WITH DUST JACKET IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $300 - SEE EBAY 167759729560 Book has no hard vertical spine creasing, no spine lean, no cover creases, no age yellowing to covers, no chipping to covers, hint of wear to spine tips - no spine chipping or tearing at spine tips, no edge wear, no dust/handling soiling, no soiling or staining, no cover rubbing, penciled checkmarks to Christie list to left of title page otherwise no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, pages starting to age yellow at edges (as is often found with these pre-WWII Collins pbs), pages are tight and flat with no creased page corners from prior reading (couple of page corners have very tiny corner tears - too small to be used for bookmarks - looks like more ch
- Publisher: Collins
- Year: 1939
- Binding: Paperback
- Condition: Very Good
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