1927 The Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie Popular Edition Dust Wrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie 1927 John Lane the Bodley Head : London 7.5" by 5" [6], ix-x, [2], 306, [2pp] SUMMARY A scarce to see early edition of this lesser known novel by Agatha Christie, in the original colourful dust wrapper. Early Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION An uncommon to see early edition, this 'popular edition' being published two years after the first.In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper, colourfully illustrated by Percy Graves.'The Secret of Chimneys' is a thrilling murder mystery novel, taking place at a house party at Chimneys. This is a fast-paced novel in which a group of guests find themselves stuck at a weekend party at a manor. One of the guests, leaving those remaining scrambling to find out whodunnit before another dies...This novel introduces Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent. Battle later appeared in 'The Seven Dials Mystery', 'Cards on the Table', 'Murder is Easy', and 'Towards Zero'.Written by the queen of crime fiction, Agatha Christie.Two pages of adverts to the rear. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper has been reinforced to the reverse, repairing a few small closed tears. A few neat tape repairs to the reverse. Wraps are very light rubbed with few light handling marks. Spine is age-toned. A small amount of surface loss to the head of the front wraps. Faded ink to the tail of the rear wrap. Flyleaves are closely trimmed, resulting in a small amount of loss of text. Closely trimmed to the head of the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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