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The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition)
by Christie, Agatha
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- Hardcover
- first
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS.Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London.
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London. THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Used. Good / New. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Dust jacket not original to this Bodley Head Half Crown Edition. Instead, it's the (fax) candlestick cover art from the First Edition, that was published in 1920, but specially sized by supplier to fit this volume, since they do not stock jackets for this B.H. Printing. Pages fairly bright. Foxing noted chiefly at title page and verso. Please see our photos.
Synopsis
Written in 1916, during World War I, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie’s first published novel. The story introduces the author’s world-famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, as well as Lieutenant (later Captain) Hastings and Inspector (later Chief Inspector) Japp. The mystery begins with Poirot settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is killed, Poirot must apply his detective skills to solve the mystery based on a few seemingly random clues. The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will.
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- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 401ChristieStylesFax
- Title
- The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition)
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Facsimile
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated Half-Crown Edition
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 296
- Size
- 5 X 7 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Agatha Christie, Mystery, Detective Club, Roger Ackroyd, First Edition, Rare, Half-Crown Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Anglophilia; Agatha Christie; Detective Fiction; Hercule Poirot; 20th Century Literature; Action & Adventure; Psychological Fiction;
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Mary Riversong Books. Online sales. Used Vintage First Editions. 19th and 20th Century Literature. Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Action & Adventure
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