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CHRISTIE**, AGATHA: : THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES. [Facsimile Edition. **]

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,2012.

ISBN ISSN 14730022.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus. [Originally first published in UK (London), COLLINS,The Crime Club,1921.This facsimile reissue forms part of an issue of The Agatha Christie Book Collection partwork published by Agatha Christie Limited,London.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,and no clip to dw/dj - absence of price on inner flap.Bright,crisp,facsimile colour pictorial artwork to front of dw/dj with capitalised,pale green lettered title at top edge and author's similarly coloured+lettered name at front's lower edge.A bright,crisp and unblemished white spine/backstrip with capitalised,grey-lettered title,author's name price (pre-decimal,7/6 NET) and publisher's name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with publisher's facsimile books' advertisement of pale grey lettering to a bright,crisp,clean white background.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top edges with minimal,faint miniscule blemish, fore-edges similar; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread other than my collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,red paper-covered boards; front board with black ink printed double-line bordered edges with capitalised,black ink printed lettering below top border,black ink printed horizontal double-line borders at the top+bottom of spine/backstrip and capitalised, black ink printed lettered title+author name at its head,a plain red rear board,a black headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus,7-193pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters; plus [unpaginated] a title page,a dedication with story synopsis to its reverse,a Contents list/table,and to the rear,separate 12pp blanks. Novel originally written as the result of a bet,that the author,who had previously never written a book could not compose a detective novel in which the reader wouldn't be able to "spot" the murderer,though having access to the same clues as the detective.The author has certainly won her bet,and in addition to a most ingenious plot of the best detective type she has introduced a new type of detective in the shape of a Belgian.This novel has also has had the unique distinction for a first book of being accepted by the TIMES as a serial for its weekly edition. Wealthy MrsInglethorp is found dying in a locked room at her home,Styles Court.Was she poisoned with strychnine? Friends,family and the policeare baffled,so Captain Hastings,a guest at Styles,calls in an old friend to help with the investigation - a Belgian detective by the name of Poirot. . . Would make an important and welcome addition to the Christie canon for any collector,as Christie's debut and first novel and Poirot's too! Want more Agatha CHRISTIE titles? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogues. View my 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die catalogue for other books/classic literature and suggested reading in it. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. **N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,facsimile edn,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.

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