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Third Girl
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£5,950.00£5,355.00
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None. A signed first edition of this classic Hercule Poirot title, exceptionally scarce to see signed. The first edition, first impression with no further impressions stated. Flat signed by the author to the title page. Christie signed few works, so signed copies are exceptionally scarce, particularly without a dedication.In the original price clipped dust wrapper. From the library of Rolling Stone, Charlie Watts.'Third Girl' is a detective novel featuring Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, and the recurring character Ariadne Oliver. The novel starts with Norma Restarick seeking help from Poirot, believing that she may have committed murder. In the original cloth binding in the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dust wrapper is price clipped. Dust wrapper is very smart with just minor creasing. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title page. Small stain to fore edge. Fine
Synopsis
Third Girl is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at eighteen shillings (18/-) and the US edition at $4.50. It features her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the recurring character Ariadne Oliver. The novel is notable for being the first in many years in which Poirot is more or less present from beginning to end.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883K8
- Title
- Third Girl
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Agatha Christie Poirot Marple Poirot
Terms of Sale
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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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