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Agatha Christie. DUMB WITNESS - RARE UK BC 1937 4 GLOSSY INTERNAL PICTURES dj. The Book Club (U.K.), 1937.

Price: US$99.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - DUMB WITNESS (published in the U.S. under the title "Poirot Loses a Client"), published by UK publisher The Book Club, copyright 1937, orange and light tan quarterbound boards with black lettering to spine, with 4 two-tone pictures printed on glossy paper inside. NOTE: WHILE THIS IS A BOOK CLUB EDITION, IT IS STILL A VERY COLLECTIBLE BOOK IN ITS OWN RIGHT - ITS JUST AS RARE AS THE UK COLLINS 1ST, AND IT ALSO CONTAINS 4 GLOSSY PICTURES (ONE OF CHRISTIE'S DOG WHOM WAS ALSO USED ON THE COLLINS DUST JACKET COVER ART, AND A PICTURE OF CHRISTIE HERSELF POSING AS THE 'VICTIM' IN THE STORY). THIS WAS THE ONLY UK CHRISTIE BOOK THAT WAS PUBLISHED AS A BOOK CLUB EDITION IN THE 1930s AND 1940s. Book has no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers - no tape residue (some age darkening to free endpapers), no foxing to endpapers or pages, red top stain is nice with no drop spots (just slight fading), hint of dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing/age darkening), tight white pages with no creased page corners, no wear to board edges, slight wear to board corners, hint of wear to spine tips, no wear to left/right spine hinges, spine sun fading/darkening (common defect with this book), spine lettering is still present and not worn, clean boards with only slight dust/handling soiling to boards. Book also comes with a color fascimile of the UK correct issue Dust jacket to provide protection from damage and to improve its appearance on a shelf. Overall a VG/VG+ book of a rare 1930s era UK Agatha Christie 1st book club printing. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

Agatha Christie. Dumb Witness. Collins, London, 1937.

Price: US$220.92 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First impression. Boards are stained and corners are bumped. Spine is intact and tight. Ex library sticker to front board, other than this, clean throughout with some age toning throughout.

Seller: William Collins Rare and Collectable Books, Grimsby, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Dumb Witness. Collins for The Crime Club,, London, 1937.

Price: US$324.89 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First UK Collins Crime Club edition of Dumb Witness. Later published in the U.S.A as "Poirot Loses a Client". Ex library copy. Original orange cloth boards with black lettering on the spine. Worn, dulled and faded spine, edges and boards. Scratch on the rear cover. Light lean. End papers with date stamps, signatures and scratches on the endpapers. Faint "Best-Way Book Club" stamped on the title page and final leaf. Barzun & Taylor 789. Hubin p 79. 8vo 316 pp with 4 pages of publishers advertisements.

Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Dumb Witness - Rare Book Club edition w/4 Glossy Illustrations & Original Dust Jacket. The Book Club (U.K.), 1937.

Price: US$399.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - DUMB WITNESS (published in the U.S. under the title "Poirot Loses a Client"), published by UK publisher The Book Club, copyright 1937, orange and light tan quarterbound boards with black lettering to spine, with 4 two-tone pictures printed on glossy paper inside - VERY RARE BOOK TO FIND WITH ITS ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. NOTE: WHILE THIS IS A BOOK CLUB EDITION, IT IS STILL A VERY COLLECTIBLE BOOK IN ITS OWN RIGHT - ITS JUST AS RARE AS THE UK COLLINS 1ST, AND IT ALSO CONTAINS 4 GLOSSY PICTURES (ONE OF CHRISTIE'S DOG WHOM WAS ALSO USED ON THE COLLINS DUST JACKET COVER ART, AND A PICTURE OF CHRISTIE HERSELF POSING AS THE 'VICTIM' IN THE STORY). THIS WAS THE ONLY UK CHRISTIE BOOK THAT WAS PUBLISHED AS A BOOK CLUB EDITION IN THE 1930s AND 1940s. Book has no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers - no staining or tape residue (some age darkening), no foxing to endpapers or pages or outer page edges, red top stain is nice with no drop spots or fading (foxing/dust soiling to outer page edges), tight white pages with a couple of creased page corners, no wear to board edges, corners or spine tips, no wear to left/right spine hinges, NO SPINE FAD (this book is nortorious for having spine sun fading when its found without its dust jacket), spine lettering is still present and not worn, no dust soiling or staining to boards. Dust jacket has tiny bit of loss at bottom right on front panel and top of spine, couple of tiny nick tears with related creasing along top edge, otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, no wear to front flap crease, slight edge wear, no spine fade, slight color rubbing to left/right on spine, slight dust rubbing to white rear panel, no soiling or staining, front panel artwork is quite nice. Overall a VG+/FINE- book in VG original dust jacket of a rare 1930s era UK Agatha Christie 1st book club printing. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

Agatha Christie. Death On the Nile - UK Collins 1st Printing WITH ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. Collins (U.K.), 1937.

Price: US$19999.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - DEATH ON THE NILE, published by UK publisher Collins, copyright 1937, First Printing (states "Copyright 1937" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), lists to "Dumb Witness" on list of Christie books to left of title page, 4 pages of ads at rear (reviews for "Dumb Witness" "Cards On The Table" & "Murder in Mesopotamia" & ad to join the Crime Club), orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front board, correct 1st state original Dust Jacket (generic reviews to rear panel & reviews for last 3 books to rear flap) . Book has just a couple of creased page corners, no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers with no staining or tape residue, no foxing to pages, endpapers, or outer pages, hint of age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no lettering fading/wear to spine (common defect with these early Collins 1st print books), no wear to board edges, just a hint of wear to board corners, slight wear to spine tip corners, usual slight dust/handling soiling to cloth boards, slight spine sun fading. Original Dust Jacket has no restoration but has been slightly trimmed at top and bottom (obviously taken from a Collins "ex-libris" edition book where a couple of % of the first printing were printed in different colored slightly smaller but stronger boards and hinges with the round "ex-libris" logo at bottom of front board) however all of the spine printing is still retained despite the trimming (unlike other restored out there for sale), no chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with largish 'v' losses at spine tip corners, slight wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), almost no edge wear, hint of dust soiling/foxing to white rear panel, slight spine sun darkening, no scotch tape marks to flaps, no soiling or staining. Overall a VG book in VG/VG+ condition (trimmed) dust jacket (price clipped) of a rare 1930s era UK Agatha Christie 1st printing IN ORIGINAL FIRST STATE DUST JACKET. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.