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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [First Edition]
de Agatha Christie
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable
- Librería
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
W. Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd., 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. First Edition. 312 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Page 301-308 are detached. Pencil notes to rear pastedown. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. Small edge tear to one page not affecting the text. Many dog-eared corners. Small brown stain to pp180-181. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and frayed with visible board. Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Heavy splits to spine joints. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Notable black ink and water marks to boards.
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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- Librería
- World of Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1706172449ADA
- Título
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd [First Edition]
- Autor
- Agatha Christie
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- W. Collins, Sons & Co. Ltd.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
