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By the Pricking of My Thumbs
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A bright first edition copy of mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring her lesser known detectives Tommy and Tuppence. The first edition, first impression, of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'By the Pricking of My Thumbs' is a later Tommy and Tuppence novel, in which the detective couple are elderly.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.One page of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with very light bumping to the spine. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn with a few small closed tears. Minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
By The Pricking of My Thumbs is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1968 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at twenty-one shillings (21/-) and the US edition at $4.95. It features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 801P65
- Title
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - 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
- 1968
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- tommy and tuppence by the pricking of my thumbs agatha christie christie by the pricking of my thumbs
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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