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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [facsimile] (The Agatha Christie Book Collection ; 1)
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
This copy comes with original magazine. Facsimile of the 1926 Collins Crime Club edition published as part of the Agatha Christie Book Collection in 2011. 237 pages. Red boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.
Synopsis
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on the 19th of the same month. It features Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre.
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- Bookseller
- Springhead Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015165
- Title
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [facsimile] (The Agatha Christie Book Collection ; 1)
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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