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Ordeal by Innocence
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
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About This Item
This first edition of Christie's novel was published for The Crime Club. Was Jacko Argyle wrongly executed for the murder of his mother? A stranger shows up at the Argyle household with information which sheds doubt on Jacko's sentence and puts members of the family in fearful anticipation that one of them may be the real culprit.
One or two miniscule bumps to corners of the binding, otherwise fine. No internal markings and hinge is tight. Dust jacket is protected in mylar cover and has a few small bumps to top edges. NOT price clipped! A very pristine copy!
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Extended Description and Notes
A beautifully preserved copy of a mystery by the "Queen of Crime."
Synopsis
While serving a sentence for killing his mother - a crime he insisted he didn't commit - Jacko Argyle dies in prison. Two years later, the man who could have supported Jacko's alibi suddenly turns up. It appears that Jacko was innocent... and that the murderer is part of the surviving family.The novel was first published in 1958 by William Collins Son & Co. in London, and in 1959 by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. It was filmed in 1984 by Golan-Gobus Productions in England starring Donald Sutherland, Sarah Miles and Christopher Plummer. The film adheres closely to the novel. The New York Times described the novel as one of Christie's most engaging works. "Characteristically surprising, trickily constructed and yet firmly based in character..."This book is dedicated, "To Billy Collins with affection and gratitude." It was he who lured Christie from the Bodley Head, which published her first six books, to Williams Collins Sons & Co in 1926. Now known as HarperCollins this company is UK publisher of Christie's books to this day. An adaptation of tihs novel was broadcast, with the addition of Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, in 2007.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 442
- Title
- Ordeal by Innocence
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth with black titles on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins for the Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 5 x 7 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mystery, Crime, murder, executions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery Fiction; First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
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About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
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San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
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