The Mysterious Affair At Styles [and] The Murder on the Links by CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976)

MOEWIG, ARTHUR, 08/10/1971. 2.. softcover. Meister der Insel, Die Perry Rhodan / Atlan / Don Redhorse / Arl Tratlo / Egan Lathar / Grek 1 / Miras-Etrin / Farnish / Seypaahk / Tardom Überarbeitete Auflage! DIE GROßE WELTRAUM-SERIE VON K.H. SCHEER UND CLARK DARLTON

New York: The National Book Co. Publishers, 1920. [Crime fiction] U.S. Second edition, prior to the British edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.296; [4], blank, being the John Lane first edition sheets with National's own title page (which is a cancel). Publisher's pale blue cloth decoratively blocked in blue. No ink inscriptions, contents generally clean, title leaf toned (printed on different paper stock), rear joint pulled. Covers are mottled/spotted, spine with an area of browning, rubbed to spine ends and extremities. A good-very good copy of a rare book. A most uncommon and important edition of her debut novel, which precedes the first London edition (Bodley Head, 1921). The first U.S. edition was issued by John Lane (1920). The book was not a best-seller and they published no further Christie titles (Dodd Mead released her second and subsequent books with much success, and also bought her first title from Lane). Indeed, such was the lukewarm initial response, John Lane moved some of their unsold… Read More