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Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie
by Hack, Richard
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1597776203
- ISBN 13
- 9781597776202
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Beverly Hills, California: Phoenix Books, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Fine hardcover book (first edition, first printing, with complete number line on copyright page) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Very clean brown paper-covered boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with glossy black and white photographs. 284 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Drawing from over 5,000 unpublished letters, notes, and documents, Richard Hack has written the biography that Agatha Christie fans have been waiting for. Richard Hack has been an investigative writer for over 20 years and has written 14 books, including biographies of Ted Turner, Michael Jackson, and J. Edgar Hoover..
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- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30389
- Title
- Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie
- Author
- Hack, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 1597776203
- ISBN 13
- 9781597776202
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books
- Place of Publication
- Beverly Hills, California
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY, AGATHA CHRISTIE, MYSTERY WRITERS, RICHARD HACK, AUTHORS, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Crime;
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