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The Hound of Death
Agatha Christie
1933
Odhams Press : London
7.5" by 5"
247pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this collection of detective fiction stories by Agatha Christie.
Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
An unusual work, as it was published by Odhams and not Christies usual publisher Collins. A Collins edition appeared several years later.
Without the dustwrapper.
This work was not available for purchase in shops, but through the collection of coupons from The Passing Show, a weekly magazine by Odhams. The coupons originally appeared in issues 81-83 as part of a promotional relaunch of the magazine. With the coupons and seven shillings customers could choose one of six books.
This collection was only available to the U.K and was not for sale in America. However, some of the short stories appeared in other Christie publications.
The short stories to this work are as follows: The Hound of Death The Red Signal The Fourth Man The Gypsy The Lamp Wireless The Witness for the Prosecution The Mystery of the Blue Jar The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael The Call of Wings The Last Seance SOS.
Containing the first appearance of Witness for the Prosecution which later became a successful stage-play.
A smart copy of this uncommon Christie work.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. fading to the spine, as is common with this work. Several light marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spotting to the fore-edge. Spots affect occasional pages.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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