The Labors of Hercules
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Dodd, Mead & Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Red Badge Detective Series. Gray cloth boards with blue lettering on the spine and front panel. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. A faint trace of foxing on the fore edge of the text block. The dust jacket shows some edgewear and rubbing at corners, a 1.5" taped repair on the top edge of the back panel, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 265pp.
Synopsis
In The Labors of Hercules , Agatha Christies famous detective Hercule Poirot decided it was fitting to retire at the peak of his career, but the hero of crime-solving most resolve a final challenge before he can take a break. These twelve short stories follow Poirot as he solves mysteries that reflect the twelve mythological labors worked through by his namesake.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JCOSchrLH
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....