1946 The Hollow Agatha Christie First Edition First Impression Dust Wrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Hollow Agatha Christie 1946 The Crime Club, by Collins : London 8" by 5.5" 7-256pp SUMMARY The first edition of the classic country house mystery by Agatha Christie, starring her beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The country house setting for this novel was inspired by Francis L. Sullivan's house. Sullivan portrayed Poirot in the plays 'Black Coffee' and 'Peril at End House'. In addition he also played the lead in the 1953 production of 'Witness for the Prosecution', for which he won a Tony. The novel follows a gathering of guests at a country house who are disturbed by a sudden death. Luckily, Poirot is in attendance. The main players include a downtrodden wife, her successful husband, and the reappearance of an old flame. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright but with light discolouration to back strip head and tail. Shelf wear to back strip tail. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap a touch age toned. Losses of paper at back strip head and tail. Extensive age toned tape repairs running the length of the back strip and fold of front flyleaf. Significant closed tear to tail of fold over rear joint, with rear wrap still firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Near Fine Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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