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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
de Agatha Christie
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 3,851.08EUR 3,465.97
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Sobre este artículo
London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5.5". None. The scarce first edition of one of Agatha Christie's most celebrated novels, a work which marked a turning point in her early career. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.This landmark of detective fiction was Christie's third novel to feature Hercule Poirot, and was her first best seller.The innovative ending significantly impacted the genre of detective fiction, and resulted in this work frequently being identified as the best crime novel of all time.With a small ink inscription to the head of the front free endpaper, with light offsetting of the ink to the front pastedown.One of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, it was Christie's first work to be released by her longstanding publisher, William Collins. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Rubbing to joints, with small splits in the cloth towards the head and tail of rear joint. Light marks to rear board. Ink inscription to the head of the front free endpaper, with light offsetting of the ink to the front pastedown. light ink mark to fore edge of text block. Tail of rear free endpaper removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, and generally clean, with instances of light spotting to the first and last few few leaves, and only the odd further instance of spotting. Very Good
Sinopsis
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on the 19th of the same month. It features Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 881F47
- Título
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Autor
- Agatha Christie
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd queen of crime agatha christie queen of crime
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
