The Labours of Hercules
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£175.00£157.50
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1951. Cloth. Good/Good. 7" by 4". None. An early reprint of this popular collection of mystery short stories featuring Christie's detective Hercule Poirot. In the original unclipped dustwrapper, adhered to the boards.A reprint of this work, first published in 1947.'The Labours of Hercules' is a collection of short stories featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his regular associates, like Chief Inspector Japp.With twelve short stories, including 'The Nemean Lion', 'The Creton Bull', 'The Capture of Cerberus' and more.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, the dustwrapper is adhered to the boards. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Light edge wear to the wraps, with some loss to the backstrip, tail of the dustwrapper is lifting. Light rubbing and marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Good
Synopsis
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Labours of Hercules;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 796P41
- Title
- The Labours of Hercules
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 7" by 4"
- Keywords
- The Labours of Hercules hercule poirot poirot agatha christie hercule poirot short stories
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Publisher's cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...