DEATH ON THE NILE.

LONDON.: PAN BOOKS., 1949. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Pictorial Covers.. A very good copy and one of the only five Agatha Christie Pan Books first editions. 254 heavily tanned pages. None loose or torn. Small split at base of spine.Previous owners name. First Pan edition. Pictorial, cover wraps. Extremely rare. (see photos). The Christie Five: The rarest Christie books published by Pan are those that were part of Pan's first 100 books. While Pan published many golden-age mystery authors, Christie was the only author to have five titles published. Of note, it is believed that all these books were actually printed in France by Imprimerie Paul Dupont in Paris despite Pan still citing their address as in London. This was because of paper shortages that continued post World War II. In 1950, Pan finally returned to printing in the UK. Pan did reprint these paperbacks with different covers in future years. The first book of Christie's they published used the original, and now offensive title, rather than choosing the American title. It is presented below as published for historical accuracy only. PAN #4: Ten Little Niggers. First published by Pan in 1947. A ?red top? book. Cover art by Plante. Pan #54: Towards Zero. First published by Pan in 1948. A ?black top? book. Cover artist unknown. Pan #55: The Moving Finger. First published by Pan in 1948. A ?black top? book. Cover art by Sington. Pan #82: Dumb Witness. First published by Pan in 1949. A ?black top? book. Cover artist unknown. Pan #87: Death on the Nile. First published by Pan in 1949. A ?black top? book. Cover art by Stein. Seller Inventory # 004426