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THE PALE HORSE
by AGATHA CHRISTIE
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET PRICED AT 15s. net, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7.5 x 5 INCHES. SEVERAL CLOSED TEARS TO DUST JACKET WITH SOME MINOR CHIPPING AT EDGES OF JACKET, MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH BOARDS, RED CROSS HOSPITAL LIBRARY PLATE TO INNER FRONT BOARD WITH A CANCELLED STAMP TO REAR BLANK ENDPAPER & NO OTHER STAMPS. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY. JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT DOES SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Synopsis
The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. The novel features her novelist detective Ariadne Oliver as a minor character and reflects in tone the supernatural novels of Dennis Wheatley who was then at the height of his popularity. -
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- Bookseller
- Elder Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0064865-NL70
- Title
- THE PALE HORSE
- Author
- AGATHA CHRISTIE
- Format/Binding
- Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- PUBLISHED FOR THE CRIME CLUB BY COLLINS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1961
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel;
Terms of Sale
Elder Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Elder Books
Biblio member since 2023
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
About Elder Books
Elder Books have been dealing in 2nd hand & Antiquarian Books, Prints, Maps & Collectables for over 25 years, formally of Ross Old Book Shop Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. We would also like to purchase good quality 2nd Hand & Antiquarian Books. All Books are wrapped in Bubble Wrap and sent in a sturdy Cardboard Book Box. Combined Postage Available. You can contact us: paulelderbooks@gmail.com Visit Elder Books Facebook Page!
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- Cloth
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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