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Christie, Agatha. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Collins Clear-Type Press c. 1930, London, 1930.

Price: US$51.98 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 336 pp. Dark red pebbled cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and top edge painted red, in a slipcase. Minor wear to extremities of boards and slipcase, especially the top spine end. Light foxing to fore-edge, internally clean. Introduction by Torquemada and black-and-white illustrations by Mackay. A smart copy. 16mo.

Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom

CHRISTIE, Agatha. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. W. Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Early Reprint Edition, no date, gift inscription at front pastedown dated 1930. Part of Collins' Popular Fiction 1' shilling series. Retains original artwork from the very illusive first edition of this title also published by Collins in 1926. Very Good, cloth nicked at top spine end, in Good dustjacket, shallow edge chips, quarter sized chip at lower rear panel, verso of edges with vintage wide archival tape reinforcement.

Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.

Christie, Agatha. A Complete Set of Miss Marple Stories. (Four Suspects in Pictorial Review January 1930. The Blue Geranium in Pictorial Review February 1930. Companions in Pictorial Review March 1930). The Pictorial Review Company, New York, 1930.

Price: US$540.00 + shipping

Description: First appearance of Four Suspects, and first American appearance of The Blue Geranium and Companions (a.k.a. The Companion). These stories were later published in the short story collection The Thirteen Problems by Collins in 1932, and, for the US, by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1933 under the title The Tuesday Club Murders. Illustrations for the Agatha Christie's stories by De Alton Valentine. Condition as follows: 1) January 1930; missing two leaves not affecting the story (21/22, 55/56 - 1 page of art and 1 page of Dolly Dingle paper dolls); light foxing to cover, two short closed tears and rubbing to back cover; a good copy. 2) February 1930; foxing to front cover edges, short closed tear to back cover, short split to spine; a very good copy. 3) March 1930; missing two leaves (21/22, 75/76 - 1 page of art and 1 page of Dolly Dingle paper dolls) not affecting the story, foxing to front cover edges, some creases and rubbing; a good+ copy. Cover illustrations by McClelland Barclay. Scarce. ; Folio.

Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.

Christie, Agatha. The Murder At the Vicarage. W Collins & Son, 1930.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Black cloth with red lettering, in facsimile dust jacket. Copyright, 1930 with no additional dates or printings. Probably the first printing after the Crime Club edition. Some shelf-wear, with small tear to head of spine; hinges previously repaired; former owner's name stamped on the ffe; minor foxing to all edges as well as internally. Overall, a very good copy of an early printing of the first Miss Marple book.

Seller: Book 'Em, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Agatha Christie. The Murder at the Vicarage. The Crime Club by Collins, London UK, 1930.

Price: US$2274.21 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie A scarce first edition of the first Miss Marple detective novel, The Murder at the Vicarage. The lady detective first appeared in six short stories, written in 1927-1928 and this is the first full-length novel, written and published in 1930. Original cloth boards with faded black lettering. Stains and fading of the boards. Wear to the spine ends and extremities. Some spitting of the hinges. Spotting on the page ends. New endpapers. 254pp with 2 pages of advertisements 8vo.

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