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Hickory Dickory Dock
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$722.19NZ$649.97
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A wonderful first edition example of this exciting Hercule Poirot murder mystery, one of Agatha Christie's popular thriller detective novels. The first edition, first printing, with no subsequent printings mentioned.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Hickory Dickory Dock' is a thrilling detective novel, featuring Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The novel starts with Poirot's interest in an outbreak of kleptomania in a student hostel, where there is a bizarre list of stolen items.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn. Spine is a little sunned, some minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 812P10
- Title
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- hickory dickory dock agatha christie hercule poirot Poirot agatha christie murder mystery
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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