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They Do It With Mirrors
de Agatha Christie
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first impression copy of this exciting Miss Marple murder mystery by Agatha Christie. The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent printings listed.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'They Do It With Mirrors' is a thrilling detective novel, featuring the famous detective, elderly spinster Miss Marple. The plot follows Marple as she visits her American school friend, who is concerned about her sister, Carrie Louise. Carrie Louise lives in a Victorian mansion which doubles as a rehabilitation centre for delinquents, where a mysterious visitor is shot dead.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping and fading to the head and tail of the spine, fading a little heavier to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with loss to the tail of the spine. Light age-toning and handling marks to the wraps. Spine is a little sunned. Tape repairs to the reverse of the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Sinopsis
They Do It With Mirrors is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1952 under the title of Murder with Mirrors and in UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 17 in the same year under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.50 and the UK edition at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6). The book features her detective Miss Marple.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 901P48
- Título
- They Do It With Mirrors
- Autor
- Agatha Christie
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1952
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- They Do It With Mirrors miss marple agatha christie mystery miss marple
Términos de venta
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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.
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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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
