AGATHA CHRISTIE - CARDS ON THE TABLE - 1939 1ST GROSSET & DUNLAP w/DJ
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AGATHA CHRISTIE - CARDS ON THE TABLE, published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1936, circa 1939/1940 First Printing thus (Dodd Mead sold the printing plates to Grosset & Dunlap - based upon the "Madison Square" references to the rear panel and no WWII conditions notices on the title page), off-white endpapers, black cloth boards with orange lettering to spine & front panel (same size/thickness/board formatting as on the Dodd Mead 1st edition). Book has no creased page corners (poor paper quality), no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no wear to board edges or board corner, hint of wear to spine tips, no spine fading, no rubbing to spine lettering, no dust/handling soiling to boards & spine, no bumped board corners. Dust jacket has sliver loss at top spine tip and irregular nick loss at bottom spine tip otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, wear to spine tips, almost no wear to front flap crease, hint of edge wear, no color wear to left/right of spine, no color rubbing to front panel, slight dust rubbing to white rear panel, no soiling or staining, slight spine sun fading (common defect with this DJ). Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+ condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of rare late 1930s era Agatha Christie printing book with original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- Year: 1939
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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