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Price: US$142.86 + shipping
Description: Erstauflage (amerikanische Erstauflage, erschien zeitgleich mit der englischen Erstauflage). - Leider kein besonders gut erhaltenes Exemplar, Schutzumschlag fehlt. Buchblock leicht schief, Leinen berieben, am Rücken Leinen gedunkelt / gegilbt. Bindung im vorderen Gelenk minimal gelockert, ansonsten aber gute und stabile Bindung, auf Schmutztitel kleine Notizen, auf Vorderdeckel "Holmes"-Aufschrift. - 319 Seiten. - Bankverbindungen in Österreich und Deutschland. Size: Oktav (bis 22,5 cm)
Seller: Antiquariat Birgit Gerl, Gars am Kamp, Austria
Christie, Agatha. THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE. Dodd Mead, 1930.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American ed. Good condition, over all wear, spine discolored, remains of label on spine, stamps indicating previous owner was "The Episcopal Home," hinges weak., boards worn at corners.
Seller: Rob & June Edwards, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Agatha Christie. The Murder At The Vicarage. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930.
Price: US$373.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st US edition. Very good copy. No DJ. Fading to spine cloth. Small stain to spine.
Seller: The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
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. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1930.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), lightly toned, chipped at the edges, a few creases on the front panel. Blue cloth, toned at the spine, frayed at the edges. Square, bound with some reading wear, former owner's name and stamp on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The first full-length novel to feature Christie's amateur detective Miss Jane Marple.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Agatha Christie. The Murder at the Vicarage. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1930.
Price: US$1995.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition of the first novel to feature Miss Jane Marple. In original, unclipped, jacket in a protective brodart cover. The jacket is generally toned, with chipping, creasing, and general wear; there is a large chip at the spine tail. Bound in green cloth with stamped black lettering and design to front and spine. Debossed border on front cover. Light soiling to edges and the head and tail of the spine. Map illustration printed on endpapers. Deckled long edge. Interior is toned, otherwise clean and clear. Pages:(6) 319 Dimensions:7â x 5½ x 1â .
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
CHRISTIE, Agatha. Murder at the Vicarage. Dodd, Mead & Company, New york, 1930.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Green lettered green cloth in dust jacket. First appearance of Miss Marple, one of the author's famous sleuths. Dust jacket with chips at the head and heel of the spine. This a very attractive near fine copy of this early novel and the jacket is very bright and book is very clean with no markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Agatha Christie. The Murder at the Vicarage. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1930.
Price: US$2244.68 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first U.S edition of this important Agatha Christie novel. Being the first appearance of Christie's favourite detective creation, Miss Marple. Extremely scarce, with the publisher's original dustwrapper, which is a rare survival. The first novel to feature Christie's famous elderly amateur detective, Miss Marple. Previously Marple had featured in some short stories published in The Royal Magazine and Story Teller Magazine. Marple was based on Christie's own step-grandmother and her cronies.The Murder at The Vicarage follows the amateur detective Miss Marple in this whodunit novel. A story of the 'village mystery' genre, Marple solves the murder of despised villager Colonel Lucius Protheroe who is found murdered in the vicar's study. 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. A very bright copy of this important novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With original dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is very bright. Chipping to the head and tail of spine. Light chips to the head and tail of flyleaf joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Small spot to the fore-edge. Otherwise, pages are clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Christie, Agatha. The Murder at the Vicarage. Dodd, Mead & Company, 1930.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Octavo. Original light green cloth. Diagram of the locale on the endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; a few small nicks at edges). Very good. 319 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Enclosed in a full red morocco slipcase by Patron. Small bookseller ticket of J. W. Robinson Co., Los Angeles. The first novel marking the debut of the detective Miss Jane Marple. Filmed by Julian Amyes in 1986. Hagen, page 75. Barzun & Taylor 514.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A true rarity: This splendid copy is handsomely bound in finely woven orange cloth stamped brightly with black border rules and lettering on the front boards and on the spine. A near-fine copy internally; printed on heavy white stock, virtually unread. With clean, crisp endpapers. A fresh, crisp, unread copy. With the merest touch of wrinkling to the cloth at the top and bottom of the spine ends. A remarkably clean and unsophisticated copy of this classic tale of Miss Marple's investigation of murder at the vicarage in St. Mary Mead. A superb collector s copy. Protected by a facsimile dust jacket. The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930[1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence[1] and the US edition at $2.00.[3] It is the first novel to feature the character of Miss Marple and her village of St Mary Mead. This first look at St Mary Mead led a reviewer in 1990 to ask why such works are described as cosy mysteries: "Our first glimpse of St Mary Mead, a hotbed of burglary, impersonation, adultery and ultimately murder. What is it precisely that people find so cosy about such stories?"[4] The character had previously appeared in short stories published in magazines, starting in December 1927. These earlier stories were collected in book form in The Thirteen Problems in 1932. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "Copyright,1930" at the center of the copyright page; and "Printed in Great Britain" at the bottom of the page; no subsequent printings listed.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.