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The Hound of Death and Other Stories
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1940. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce early edition of these popular short stories by Agatha Christie, which includes the first appearance in text of 'Witness of the Prosecution'. A very scarce edition of 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie's collection of short stories, here in the Crime Club uniform edition of 1940. There were no more UK Crime Club hardcovers of this book issued until 1965.A collection of twelve short stories, containing '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', and 'SOS'.'The Witness for the Prosecution' is notable as Christie later adapted the story into an award-winning play.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little fading to the spine and extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Label to the rear paste down, institutional stamp to the verso to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light spots. Very Good
Synopsis
The Hound of Death and Other Stories was published in the UK in 1933. It contains the following short stories: The Hound of Death, The Red Signal, The Fourth Man, The Gipsy, 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 and S.O.S.This collection has never been published in the United States although the short stories have all appeared there in other collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 814P10
- Title
- The Hound of Death and Other Stories
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Hound of Death and Other Stories hound of death agatha christie witness for the prosecution hound of death
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Fore Edge
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- Spine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Uniform Edition
- A collection or series of individual volumes of an author's work bound to match with a uniform size and style. Especially common...
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