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Five Little Pigs [New & Sealed in Publisher's Shrink Wrap]

Five Little Pigs [New & Sealed in Publisher's Shrink Wrap]

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Five Little Pigs [New & Sealed in Publisher's Shrink Wrap]

by Christie, Agatha; Davidson, Andrew (Illustrated by)

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London: Folio Society, 2020. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Davidson, Andrew. A new copy in publisher's shrink wrap, as received directly from the Folio Society. Appears perfect except for one tiny dent to the slipcase opening, and one tiny split in the shrink wrap to the top edge. First Folio edition thus, impression unknown. Bound in blocked, dark blue, buckram. Set in Monotype Bell with Kabel Heavy as display. 224 pp. Frontispiece and 6 full page, colour illustrations by Andrew Davidson. Plain slipcase. 9'' x 5¾''. Agatha Christie is at the peak of her crime-writing powers in this cracking Hercule Poirot case. Published by the Folio Society in series, all vividly illustrated by series artist Andrew Davidson. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sold as sealed. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Synopsis

Five Little Pigs is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in May 1942 under the title of Murder in Retrospect and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in January 1943 although some sources state that publication occurred in November 1942. The UK first edition carries a copyright date of 1942 and retailed at eight shillings (8/-) while the US edition was priced at $2.00. The book features Hercule Poirot.

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Bookseller
Bath and West Books (PBFA) GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
005744
Title
Five Little Pigs [New & Sealed in Publisher's Shrink Wrap]
Author
Christie, Agatha; Davidson, Andrew (Illustrated by)
Illustrator
Davidson, Andrew
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New New
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Folio Society
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2020
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
Folio Society; Crime Fiction; Illustrated; Fiction; Hercule Poirot

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About Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.

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