Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. The Crime Club by Collins, London, 1939.

Price: US$160.33 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The scarce fifth printing of Agatha Christie's detective fiction novel. The fifth printing ofCards on the Tableby Agatha Christie in the original publisher's green cloth binding.Agatha Christie was an iconic crime and detective writer of the twentieth century. This novel features her much loved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Cards on the Table was first published in 1936, this is an early edition.Two pages of advertisements to the rear. No dust wrapper present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine and outer edges of the boards are fading and discoloured. There is some marking to the front board. The hinges are starting but firm. There is some minor spotting to the fore edge. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. The Crime Club, Collins, London, 1939.

Price: US$288.60 + shipping

Description: An early printing of Agatha Christie's Poirot novel 'Cards on the Table'. The fifth impression of this work, issued three years after the first edition.With original unclipped dust wrapper.Former owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'Keith V Arrowsmith Read at Abington February 1996'.This particular Christie novel features her beloved characters Hercule Poirot, Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race and Superintendent Battle. This novel is the first to contain the crime writer Oliver, and she became a recurring character subsequently. An extremely popular work upon its initial publication.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific crime writers of the twentieth century and . Her work consists of 66 detective novels, 150 short stories and 19 plays; she is the writer of the world's longest running play, The Mousetrap which has been on stage since 1952. Christie is also one of the bestselling novelists of all time and her works rank highly in the most-widely published books. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Slight sunning to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is chipped to the head and tail. Larger loss to the tail of the spine. Closed tear to the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spots to the fore-edge affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot's Christmas. Collins for The Crime Club,, London UK, 1939.

Price: US$416.87 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A first edition of Hercule Poirot's Christmas. With original red cloth boards with professionally re-laid spine. Light red mark on the front board. New end papers using old stock paper. Toned and clean contents. Tipped in with original "Book Lover Book Buyer" form on the final page. 8vo 251pp.

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

Agatha Christie. Murder is Easy. The Crime Club by Collins, London, 1939.

Price: US$442.52 + shipping

Description: The sought after first edition of this standalone Agatha Christie murder mystery. The first edition, first impression.A wonderful murder-mystery from the Queen of Crime, in which retired police officer Luke Fitzwilliam attempts to discover the identity of a serial killer who is active in a small village.A contemporary article in the New York Times Book Review remarked on this as 'one of Agatha Christie's best mystery novels, a story fascinating in its plot, clever and lively in its characters and brilliant in its technique'.With a former owner's inscription to the head of the title page.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, exceptionally bright. A touch of fading to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Small closed tear to half title tail at gutter. Inscription to head of title page. Pages exceptionally bright. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Agatha Chrisite. Murder is Easy. The Crime Club by Collins, London, 1939.

Price: US$481.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: An uncommon and sought after first edition of this gripping Agatha Christie murder mystery. The first edition, first impression of this work.A lesser known detective novel by Christie, concerning a retired police officer as he tries to find the identity of a serial killer active in a small village.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.Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. A few light spots to the boards and spine. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot's Christmas. The Crime Club by Collins, 1939.

Price: US$513.07 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Faded red boards a little soiled and lightly flecked with white spots; the spine , lettered in black, with significant spot/blobs. Internally name written on front free end paper. Foxing to half title and title pages and as far as page 13. Remaining contents clean and tight.

Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot's Christmas. The Crime Club, Collins, 1939.

Price: US$8658.04 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie First Edition The Crime Club Collins 1939. A fine copy with one small neat contemporary date inscription to corner of ffep. Some light sporadic foxing to preliminary pages (only). Covers are bright and have no bumping to corners or fading to spine. In original near fine price clipped dust jacket with some archival restoration chiefly to spine tips. An excellent copy.

Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot's Christmas. The Crime Club by Collins, London, 1939.

Price: US$12634.33 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The scarce first edition of this festive novel by the Queen of Detective Fiction, Agatha Christie. In the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work. In the very scarce unrestored first state unclipped dust wrapper, priced 7s 6d. With three pages of advertisements to the rear of the work. From the library of Rolling Stone, Charlie Watts.A festive murder mystery novel in which Hercule Poirot investigates the death of a frail old man over the Christmas period, when he unexpectedly invites his whole family to join him to celebrate the holidays.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 cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart with light damp stain to head of front board. Dust wrapper is smart with the occasional closed tear and chip, slightly more severe to the head of the spot. Sunned to the spine, as is common with this work. The odd spot and handling mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to the fore edge. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom