Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Putnam, 1987. Originally published in 1961, this is a collection of 8 short stories that date from the late 1920's to the middle 1950's. 228 pages, 6" X 8-1/2". The dust jacket is intact, though it has been price clipped at the top corner of the front flap. Gray colored boards, with black colored spine, the author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or creased, no edge wear. Dust jacket has a vertical line of rubbing wear that runs the entire height of the book, about 1/4" wide, on both the front and back of the jacket . Edges of the text block are clean. Not a remainder, not a library discard. No writing, no former ownership marks. Sewn binding is tight and square. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

Synopsis

Double Sin and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1961 and retailed for $3.50. The collection contains eight short stories and was not published in the UK; however all of the stories were published in other UK collections.

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Bookseller: Hopkins Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22-03256
Title: Double Sin and Other Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 039609158X
ISBN 13: 9780396091585
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: September 4, 1987
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery;

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We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...