These are two reasons why I am re-collecting the editions that I originally read. Some of the print is smudged: this is typical of the shoddy 1970s / 80s versions. The cover is not nearly as appealing as the old “lined” Fontana that I would have read in the 1960s (see right). Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover/ paperback/magazine appearances up for.This is a replacement copy. Overall a FINE- book in VG dust jacket of a rare Agatha Christie pre-WWII paperback printing book. Original Dust Jacket has chip at top of spine/top right on rear panel and nick loss at bottom spine tip otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, just a hint of wear to spine tips, almost no wear to front flap crease, no soiling or staining, ever slight spine sun darkening to white area on spine, no edge wear.
Book has no hard vertical spine creasing, no spine lean, no cover creases, no age yellowing to covers, no chipping to covers, hint of wear to spine tips - no spine chipping or tearing at spine tips, no edge wear, no dust/handling soiling, no soiling or staining, no cover rubbing, penciled checkmarks to Christie list to left of title page otherwise no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, pages starting to age yellow at edges (as is often found with these pre-WWII Collins pbs), pages are tight and flat with no creased page corners from prior reading (couple of page corners have very tiny corner tears - too small to be used for bookmarks - looks like more chipping caused by cheap paper), no spine fade. May, 1938" on copyright page (as far as I know this is the first paperback edition published by Collins as the early printings refer to the hardcover Collins printings) - VERY RARE PRE-WWII AGATHA CHRISTIE PAPERBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUST JACKET - THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFUL OF AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED BY COLLINS IN THIS PAPERBACK FORMAT IN THE LATE 1930S (the generic cover Collins pbs were not intended to be saved after being read and those few that were saved - hardly any of those survived the paper drives imposed in the UK during WWII). under the title "13 At Dinner"), copyright 1933, states "Tenth Impression. AGATHA CHRISTIE - LORD EDGWARE DIES (published in the U.S.
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