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First edition first printing of a story that tries to unfold the mysterious temporary disappearance of the great Agatha Christie. Made into the 1979 movie of the same name staring Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Dalton. The book is price clipped, otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.

First Canadian edition first printing of the this reference novel that catalogues 2000 characters from the Agatha Christie world. This is a hardcover review copy with Collins Toronto label on the first coloured free end page. There is a light wrinkle in the lamination on the front cover. Light toning to the edges of the dustjacket. Not price clipped but no price on the dustjacket which is common with Canadian books. In very good / very good condition.

First US edition first printing of this collection of short stories by various author. All published in various magazines prior to this publication. Includes Agatha Christie's The Tuesday Night Club which was the first Miss Marple mystery. Both the head and base of the spine suffer from the cloth fraying. The first glued end page has split but is holding firm. The rear board joint has split and is held on by the mesh only. In fair condition.

Reprint of the third novel in the Miss Marple series. Lightly bumped at the head of the spine. In near fine condition.

First Dell Publishing edition, first printing # 11052 of this author's fifteenth novel in the Hercule Poirot series. Moderate edgewear and reading creases to the covers. In Good Condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of the Parker Pyne short stories. In fine condition.

Reprint of the final Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings mystery by Agatha Christie. Light edge wear. In very good condition.

First Fontana Books edition first printing of the thirty first novel in the Hercule Poirot series. There is a 1 inch closed tear to the rear edge of the spine. Sticker scar on the front cover on the bottom edge. In very good condition.

First US edition first printing of the third novel in the Agatha Christie series. A bibliomystery. Published in the US as a paperback original, released in the UK as a hardcover. Light edge wear. Light reading creases. Remainder marked otherwise in very good condition.

First Dell Publishing edition, first printing #2144 of this collection of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot short stories. In Near Fine Condition.

Reprint of this stand alone mystery. Also published under the title Murder Is Easy. Light tanning to the pages. Light reading creases to the spine. In very good condition.

First edition first printing of the thirty seventh novel in the Hercule Poirot series. Light edge wear to the dust jacket. Earlier owners name and date on the first free end page. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.

First edition first printing of the thirty seventh novel in the Hercule Poirot series. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of one short novel and eleven short stories. The New Detective Short Novel is The Clue of the Hungry Horse by Erle Stanley Gardner which originally was published in 1947 in the novel Two Clues. The Detective Short Stories: The Splintered Monday by Charlotte Armstrong, To Whoever Finds This by Victor Canning, Nameless Enemy by Miriam Allen deFord, The Scientist and the Vanished Weapon by Arthur Porges, Motive vs. Opportunity by Agatha Christie, A Place of Sacrifice by Henry T. Parry, The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows by W.B. Yeats, Grounds for Divorce by James Holding, Death in the Sky by Michael Innes. The SPy Story: The Spy Who Took the Long Route by Edward D. Hoch. The EQMM First Story: An Extremely Civilized Murder by Kathryn Gottlieb. The Agatha Christie story was originally published in 1956. Light edge wear. In good condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of one short novel, ten short stories and one verse. Collected are the following: Short Novel - The Appearance of Truth by George Harmon Coxe. The Short Stories - Pierre Chambrun and the Black Days by Hugh Pentecost, A Child's Garden of Profits by John Pierce, Such a Long Time After by Rhona Petrie, Mr. Strang Takes a Field Trip by William Brittain, Something Evil in the House by Celia Fremlin, The Companion by Agatha Christie, Ma Tante Always Done Her Best by Berkely Mather, T as in Threat by Lawrence Treat. The EQMM First Stories - Start from Scratch by Jerome L. Johnson, E. Q. Griffen Earns His Name by Josh Pachter. The Verse - More "O" Bits by Richard M. Gordon. The George Harmon Coxe novel was originally published in 1951 under the title Black Target. The Agatha Christie story was originally published in 1933. Light edge wear. Light tanning to the spine. In very good condition.

First Appearance first printing of this collection of 12 short stories. Collected here are the following: Winner of A Second Prize: The Question My Son Asked by Stanley Ellin. Detective Stories: The Time Hercule Poirot Failed by Agatha Christie, Alpine Assignment by Rick Rubin, The Inconspicuous Man by Clarence Budington Kelland, The Most Wanted Man in the World by Youngman Carter. Crime Stories: The Photographer and the Undertaker by James Holding, Death in His Eyes by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Father Keough's Decision by Norman Daniels, The Pegasus Pilfer by H.C. Neal. EQMM 'First Stories": A Lesson in Logic by Robert Pickering, Trouble House by Pat Wallace Latner. Department of Famous Literary Figures: The Public Career of Mr. Seymour Harrisburg by John O'Hara. The Christie story was published earlier under the title The Chocolate Box and the O'Hara story is a reprint. There is a inch long split between the front cover and the spine at the base of the spine. Light rubbing to the surface of the cover.… Read More

First edition first printing of this collection of 1 novelet, 1 short novel and 9 short stories. Collected are the following: The novelet: Protector of Travelers. The short novel: The Lady Had Nine Lives by Patrick Quentin. The short stories: Herbert's Gone A-Fishing by Marjorie Riddell, The Indian Diamond Mystery by Arthur Porges, The Gettysburg Bugle by Ellery Queen, Unc Solves Flix Flap by John Jakes, Games With Names by Jack Luzzatto, I Always Do What Trudy Says by Harry Harrison, Express to Stamboul by Agatha Christie, The Devil's Accomplice by Katherine Dunham, H As in Holdup by Lawrence Treat. Two EQMM First Stories, Winter Savory by Henry T. Parry, The Butler Did It by Meredith Roberts. The Agatha Christie story was originally published in 1933 under the title "Have You Got Everything You Want?" The Ellery Queen story was originally published in 1951. Light edge wear. There is a one inch closed tear to the base of the spine. Earlier owner wrote D-3 on the front cover in pen. In good condition.

First edition first printing of this collection of 13 short stories. Collected here are the following: November Story by Barbara Callahan, Sweet Fever by Bill Pronzini, The Christmas Masque by S.S. Rafferty, The Two Sisters by Joyce Harrington, The Last of the Breed by Robert Edward Eckels, Advice Unlimited by Douglas Shea, The Great Dormitory Mystery by S. N. Farber, The Arabic Numeral Mystery by Joanna L. Estep, Mr. Eastwood's Adventure by Agatha Christie, The Scavengers by Kelly H. Blau, The Running Man by David Ely, The Dark Intuition by Hugh Pentecost, Capt. Leopold: The Impossible Murder by Edward D. Hoch. The Christie was originally published in 1924 under the title The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl. There is a half inch separation of the paper at the base of the spine. Sticker scars to the surface of the rear cover. In good condition.

First appearance first printing of this collection of short stories. 10 new stories 5 reprinted stories. Collected are the following: Detective Short Stories: Mom and the Haunted Mink by James Yaffe, Miss Marple and the Golden Galleon by Agatha Christie, The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen, The Jolly Jugglers, Retired by Richard Deming, The Monster of Lakeview by Hugh Pentecost, The Pair of Gloves by Charles Dickens, Inspector Maigret Directs by George Simenon, Mr. Strang Gives a Lecture by William Brittain. Crime and Mystery Short Stories: The Sweetest Man in the World by Donald E. Westlake, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, A Stranger's Tale by Joseph Mathewson, Bubble Bath No. 3 by Margery Allingham, The Strange Adventure of Charles Homer by Frank Sisk, Third Act Curtain by Princess Zawadsky, Mystery, Movie Style by Joan Kapp. The Christie, Queen, Dickens, Gilman are reprints, The Allingham was originally published under the title "Bluebeard's Bathtub." The… Read More

First appearance first printing of this collection of 12 short stories of which 10 are new. Collected here are the following: (short novel)- The Supreme Court Murder by Leslie Ford. The short stories: Meter Maid Meets Murder by Thomas Millstead, A Question of Honor by Robert Edward Eckels, The Coffee House Code by John Abbott, Wit's End by Michael Harrison, Can Such Things Be? by Syd Hoff, The Tuesday Night Club by Agatha Christie, The Bizarre Case Expert by William Arden, A Nice Place to Stay by Nedra Tyre. Two New spy stories: A Time to Remember by James Reach and The Spy and the Bermuda Cipher by Edward D. Hoch. The First story "new": Future Unlimited by J. Cady Mandarino. The Agatha Christie story and The Leslie Ford short novel were published earlier. The Leslie Ford novel was originally published under the title "The Clock Strikes." Light edge wear. In very good condition.