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Ordeal By Innocence
de Agatha Christie
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 8,178.76EUR 7,360.88
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A vanishingly scarce to see signed first edition of this classic Christie mystery. The first edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed and dedicated by the author to the front free endpaper; 'For Arthur From Agatha, 1958'.From the library of Rolling Stone, Charlie Watts. 'Ordeal by Innocence' surrounds the mystery of Jacko Argyle, who dies in prison whilst serving a sentence for killing his mother. Two years after Jacko's death, his alibi appears, and his family suddenly realise that he was innocent, and that one of them must be the real killer In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Slight bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is very smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Spotting to the reverse of the wrap. Handling marks to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot and marginal age toning. Near Fine
Sinopsis
While serving a sentence for killing his mother - a crime he insisted he didn't commit - Jacko Argyle dies in prison. Two years later, the man who could have supported Jacko's alibi suddenly turns up. It appears that Jacko was innocent... and that the murderer is part of the surviving family.The novel was first published in 1958 by William Collins Son & Co. in London, and in 1959 by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. It was filmed in 1984 by Golan-Gobus Productions in England starring Donald Sutherland, Sarah Miles and Christopher Plummer. The film adheres closely to the novel. The New York Times described the novel as one of Christie's most engaging works. "Characteristically surprising, trickily constructed and yet firmly based in character..."This book is dedicated, "To Billy Collins with affection and gratitude." It was he who lured Christie from the Bodley Head, which published her first six books, to Williams Collins Sons & Co in 1926. Now known as HarperCollins this company is UK publisher of Christie's books to this day. An adaptation of tihs novel was broadcast, with the addition of Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, in 2007.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 888K16
- Título
- Ordeal By Innocence
- Autor
- Agatha Christie
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1958
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Ordeal By Innocence agatha christie christie jacko argyle agatha christie
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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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