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Poirot's Early Cases - with the exceptionally rare wrap-around band
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1974. First edition, first printing. Published by Collins in London, 1974. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper features a nice mysterious photograph by Margaret Murray and has some slight wear throughout. Rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. It has been price clipped. The boards are mostly free from notable wear. The text blocks, though slightly toned are free from foxing. Overall, this is a near fine copy without previous owners ink. Eighteen early Poirot cases. The first time we have encountered the rare band.
Synopsis
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Poirot's Early Cases;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.With his career still in its formative years, we learn many things about how Poirot came to exercise those famous ‘grey cells’ so well. Fourteen of the eighteen stories collected herein are narrated by Captain Arthur Hastings—including what would appear to be the earliest Poirot short story, ‘The Affair at the Victory Ball,’ which follows soon on the events of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.Two of the stories are narrated by Poirot himself, to Hastings. One, ‘The Chocolate Box,’ concerns Poirot’s early days on the Belgian police force, and the case that was his greatest failure: ‘My grey cells, they functioned not at all,’ Poirot admits. But otherwise, in this most fascinating collection, they function brilliantly, Poirot’s grey cells, challenging the reader to keep pace at every twist and turn.
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- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17947
- Title
- Poirot's Early Cases - with the exceptionally rare wrap-around band
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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