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Agatha Christie. The Secret Adversary. John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1922.
Price: US$1276.35 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book has been rebound in green cloth with the original cloth from front and rear boards retained on the new binding. New endpapers. Slight browning to the edge of pages and occasional marks and blemishes throughout. First edition with roman numerals to title page.
Seller: Moriarty's, Grimsby, LINCO, United Kingdom
Price: US$4499.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - THE SECRET ADVERSARY, published by UK publisher Bodley Head/John Lane, copyright 1922, First Printing (no date to copyright page, 1922 date on title page, ragged right and bottom page block), only lists "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" to left of title page, white endpapers, dark greenish black cloth boards with light bluish green lettering & art deco boarder design to spine & front board. Book has neo crease page corner, former owner's name/address to ffe otherwise no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers with no markings or tape residue, no foxing to pages, endpapers, or outer page edges, slight dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing), faint moisture outline mark to top outer page edge, no tears/repairs to internal hinges, tight flat pages, almost no spine sun darkening, no cloth wear-through to board edges or board corners, slight wear to spine tips, no tears to exterior hinges, faint water spot marks to boards (only noticable when book held at an angle) otherwise almost no dust/handling discoloration to boards, otherwise no soiling stains/discoloration to boards. Book also comes with a color facsimile of the UK Bodley Head issue Dust jacket to provide protection from damage and to improve its appearance on a shelf. Overall a VG+/FINE- book of a very rare 1920s era UK Bodley Head/John Lane Agatha Christie U.K. first printing of her 2nd 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.