Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Christie, Agatha. N or M?. Collins / Crime, 1941.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Rather worn and marked. A reading copy. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
AGATHA CHRISTIE.. N or M?. Collins, 'The Crime Club' series, London, 1941.
Price: US$70.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First UK Edition (first printing), just preceded by the US edition. 8vo. 192pp. Re-bound into red cloth with black lettering and rule, with new marbled endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed and marked in places. The top edge lightly soiled, and with a place-marker crease to the tip of one text leaf. A good bright copy. No dust wrapper. A detective / espionage novel set during the Second World War (and the first of the author's novels to feature the mature versions of her detectives Tommy and Tuppence).
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Agatha Christie. N or M?. Collins. Crime club, 1941.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition / first impression. A very nice copy. Spine has minor lean, seems to have had some kind of creasing and sun damage but nothing of too much concern. Internally, inscription to FFEP. Other than this a very bright clean and square copy.
Seller: William Collins Rare and Collectable Books, Grimsby, United Kingdom
Agatha Christie. N or M? - True Worldwide 1st printing. Dodd Mead, 1941.
Price: US$109.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - N OR M?, published by Dodd Mead, copyright 1941, First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page), red badge contest ad to left of title page, grey red badge illustrated endpapers, dark blue cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front panel. NOTE - THIS IS THE TRUE 1ST WORLDWIDE PRINTING (AS IT WAS RELEASED BEFORE THE UK COLLINS EDITION). Book has just a couple of creased page corners, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, yellow top stain is nice without drop spots or fading, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no wear to board edges, hint of wear to board corners & to spine tip corners, slight spine sun fading, no rubbing to spine lettering, no dust/handling soiling to boards & spine, no bumped board corners. Book also comes with a color facsimile of the Dodd Mead Dust jacket to provide protection from damage and to improve its appearance on a shelf. Overall a VG+ book of rare WWII era Agatha Christie 1st printing book. 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. N or M ?. Collins Crime Club, London, 1941.
Price: US$219.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1941 hardcover. 1st edition. no dust jacket. This book is in good condition, clean, square and tight. I haven't listed it as very good condition as, the front cover and spine are faded, and title page has prev owners name.see photos.
Seller: edward syndercombe, Pretoria, GAUTE, South Africa
AGATHA CHRISTIE.. N OR M?. Collins Crime Club., London., 1941.
Price: US$225.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good plus copy with a facsimile copy of the original dust wrapper included. 192 clean and tight pages throughout with no marks, rips or tears. Short gift inscription on the top of the free end paper, dated December 13th 1941. Book dated 1941 on the copyright page. No other dates. First UK edition. Orange cloth boards are bright and clean with a faded spine. Facsimile dust wrapper. .
Seller: Baggins Books and Collectables, Bushey Heath, HERTS, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE, Agatha. N or M?. Collins, London, 1941.
Price: US$250.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's original orange cloth titled in black on spine. Tight and square, faded at spine, minor soiling to boards. Internally very tidy, just the imprint of an erased pencilled name in the front endpaper. Complete with a professionally made facsimile dust jacket in an archival cover.
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$367.15 + shipping
Description: [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Hand-bound in deep red half calf over cloth sides, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt. Contents clean, exterior as new. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. A murdered government agent leaves a cryptic message, which Tommy and Tuppence Beresford must decipher; this is the third of five cases for the adventurous detective pair, following 'The Secret Adversary' (1922) and 'Partners In Crime' (1929). They would return in 'By The Pricking of My Thumbs' (1968) and 'Postern of Fate' (1973).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Christie, Agatha. Ten Little N*****s. Collins (The Crime Club), London, 1941.
Price: US$708.54 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition / Third Print (first published in 1939). Hardback copy in orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Unclipped first edition / first print brand new facsimile dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 252pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, boards have a few marks. (62/4)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE (Agatha). N or M?. Collins, London, 1941.
Price: US$1024.17 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 8vo. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full tan morocco, the covers with a gilt fillet border, the spine lettered and dated in gilt with one line panels and tooled bands, hand-marbled endleaves, gilt edges.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE, Agatha.. N or M?. London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1941, 1941.
Price: US$1288.26 + shipping
Description: First British edition, first impression, of the author's wartime spy thriller. The book takes its title from a catechism in the Book of Common Prayer which asks, "What is your Christian name? Answer N. or M." The novel is the first to feature mature versions of Christie's detectives Tommy and Tuppence, the crime-solving husband and wife who previously appeared in The Secret Adversary (1922) and Partners in Crime (1929). Published in Britain in November 1941, the book was originally published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company earlier the same month. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked, extremities bumped, board edges lightly sunned, top edge faintly foxed, contents clean; spine of dust jacket toned, extremities slightly worn with a few small chips, faint damp stain to verso, unclipped: a very good copy in good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE, Agatha. N OR M?. London: Collins, The Crime Club., 1941.
Price: US$1610.33 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the spine, in the Thompson illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the extremities, the cloth remains fresh and without fading. The contents, with a previous owner's signature to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked price-clipped dustwrapper that has a few small chips at the base of the faded spine and fold corners. A Tommy and Tuppence Beresford novel. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Price: US$2254.46 + shipping
Description: [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Thompson, not priced (an export copy). A small notation of 'First Edition' in black ink inside front cover, hidden beneath flap, else a fine copy internally. Jacket chipped at the top of the spine and corners, and with a browned spine. Very good. A murdered government agent leaves a cryptic message, which Tommy and Tuppence Beresford must decipher; this is the third of five cases for the adventurous detective pair, following 'The Secret Adversary' (1922) and 'Partners In Crime' (1929). They would return in 'By The Pricking of My Thumbs' (1968) and 'Postern of Fate' (1973).
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Christie, Agatha. N or M?. London Collins 1941, 1941.
Price: US$2254.46 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Published by Collins, London, in 1941. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, designed by Thompson, has not been price clipped and shows the original 7s. 6d net price. The spine is slightly worn and toned and with mild wear at the top and tail edges. The rear panel is remarkably clean and mostly free from handling marks. The boards are mostly free from chips and marks, but the spine is faded. There is a slight crease to the front fly leaf, but the book is free from inscriptions. Overall, this is a near fine copy with a very good dust wrapper. The novel is the first to feature the mature versions of her detectives Tommy and Tuppence, whose previous appearances had been in the adventure The Secret Adversary (1922) and the short story collection Partners in Crime (1929).
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Agatha Christie. N or M?. The Crime Club, Collins, UK, 1941.
Price: US$2383.29 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: N or M? by Agatha Christie First Edition The Crime Club Collins 1941. A near fine copy that has no inscriptions or signs of previous ownership. No foxing to contents or edges, covers are bright. In original near fine dust jacket with some light archival restoration, chiefly along top edge. Spine completely unfaded. Not clipped and correctly priced at 7/6.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
CHRISTIE, Agatha.. N or M?. London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1941, 1941.
Price: US$2576.53 + shipping
Description: First British edition, first impression, of the author's wartime spy thriller, a bright copy in the dust jacket. The book takes its title from a catechism in the Book of Common Prayer which asks, "What is your Christian name? Answer N. or M." The novel is the first to feature mature versions of Christie's detectives Tommy and Tuppence, the crime-solving husband and wife who previously appeared in The Secret Adversary (1922) and Partners in Crime (1929). Published in Britain in November 1941, the book was originally published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company earlier the same month. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket. Contemporary ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper. Spine bumped, extremities lightly rubbed, a few tiny marks to edges, contents clean; dust jacket price-clipped, a little creased at edges with a couple of small nicks, rear panel rubbed, trace of sticker removal to front flap, otherwise bright: a very good copy in very good jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Christie (Agatha). Evil Under the Sun.. The Crime Club by Collins, 1941.
Price: US$4508.92 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, full-page map, a few light spots to prelims, receding into text, pp. 252, [3, ads], crown 8vo, original orange cloth, backstrip lettered in black with a touch of fading at tips and very slight lean to spine, top corner of upper board very gently knocked, edges faintly toned, a few very faint spots to endpapers, the dustjacket with a surrealist design by 'Rose' [Sir Francis Rose?], price-clipped but in excellent shape with a few tiny nicks and slight rubbing at extremities, very good. A wartime Poirot novel, uncommon in this condition.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom