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LONDON.: Hodder and Stoughton., 1930. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. THE DEAN'S ELBOW by A.E.W. MASON First UK edition Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1930 The book is in very good condition. 312 + 8 pages. Contents are complete, clean and tight. Owner's blindstamp to the half title page. Text block edges are slightly dusty. No other marks or inscriptions. Blue boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Dust jacket has chipping and edge wear. Not price clipped at 7/6 net on the spine. VG+ book in VG+ jacket. A very nice copy.

London.: Hodder and Stoughton., 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. THEY WOLDN'T BE CHESSMEN by A.E.W. MASON first UK edition Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1934 The book is in very good condition. 343 + 6 pages. Contents are complete, clean and tight. No marks or inscriptions. Pale blue boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Dust jacket has chipping and edge wear. A few internal tape repairs. VG+ book in VG jacket A very good copy.

London.: Colllins., 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy in its original dust jacket. Included is a Post Office first day cover stamp sheet and SIGNED by Agatha Christie. 224 pages no inscriptions, foxing or loss. Dated 1966 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Outer blue boards are unmarked and universal in colour. Slight fade to base of spine corresponding to the loss on the base of the jacket. The jacket shows a price of 90p net on the front flap.1.5 inch loss to base of spine now covered by the insertion of a precise copy jacket covering this loss.

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy in its original dust wrapper. 192 bright and tight pages. No inscriptions, tears, loss or foxing. Dated 1952 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Outer red boards are unmarked with a small fade area at the top of the spine. The dusty wrapper is price clipped. Small loss at top of spine corresponding to the fade on the spine. Now covered by the insertion of a colour copy wrapper to cover this loss. A nice copy and becoming quite scarce to find.

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine copy that seems unread. 224 immaculate pages with no inscriptions or loss. Outer black boards are unmarked. The dust jacket is complete and shows a price of £3.50 net on the front flap. A nicer copy will be hard to find.

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Original wraps.. A good copy of this extremely hard to find uncorrected advance Proof. 253 tight and bright pagers. No foxing or tears. Dated 1974 on the front cover and being the true first UK edition.Spoilt only by a previous reader using the half title page as a means to calculate numbers all in ink. Dog ears at bottom few pages. Outer red wraps with black lettering is clear and universal in colour throughout. Creases to top and bottom of front cover.

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy with the signature of Agatha Christie on a laid in page from an autograph book. 253 slightly dusty pages. No inscriptions, tears or loss. Dated 1974 on the title page. Firs UK edition. Outer brown boards with gold lettering to the spine is unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The dust jacket is complete with a price of £2.25 net on the front flap. Scuffs to spine tips and a slight crease on the front panel.

London.: Collins., 1935. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good later copy. 296 age appropriate pages with scattered foxing throughout. Previous owners name and date on the ffep.No torn or loose pages. Slight lean to the right. Dated as twelfth impression February 1935 on the copyright page. Outer blue boards are heavily marked and has a faded spine.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original dust jacket. 256 pages with no inscriptions, loss or tears. Scattered foxing throughout. Dated 1958 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Outer boards with black lettering is unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The dust jacket is price clipped.Chips to the spine tips. Rubbing along spine folds, Dusty rear panel.

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Facsimile. A very good copy in a facsimile dust wrapper. 192 pages with no inscriptions, tears or loss. Scattered foxing throughout. Dated 1948 first UK edition. Outer red boards are unmarked with a slightly faded spine. The dust wrapper vis a facsimile of the true first edition and completes the book nicely.

LONDON.: PAN, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good/Pictorial Covers.. A very good copy and one of the only five Agatha Christie Pan Books first editions. 190 heavily tanned pages. None loose or torn. Previous owners name. First Pan edition. Pictorial, cover wraps. Extremely rare. (see photos). The Christie Five: The rarest Christie books published by Pan are those that were part of Pan's first 100 books. While Pan published many golden-age mystery authors, Christie was the only author to have five titles published. Of note, it is believed that all these books were actually printed in France by Imprimerie Paul Dupont in Paris despite Pan still citing their address as in London. This was because of paper shortages that continued post World War II. In 1950, Pan finally returned to printing in the UK. Pan did reprint these paperbacks with different covers in future years. The first book of Christie's they published used the original, and now offensive title, rather than choosing the American title. It is… Read More

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1932. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Facsimile. A very good copy in a true first edition facsimile dust jacket. 250 + 6 pages with no inscriptions, tears or loss. Scattered light foxing. Dated as second impression June 1932 (first was May 1932). Fade to spine. Comes with a precise facsimile dust jacket which improves the appearance of this book.

LONDON.: COLLINS., 1940. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy in its original 1940's dust jacket. 252+ pages with no inscriptions, tears, loss or foxing. Dated as 11th impression April 1940 on the copyright page. Outer green boards show a sun fade on the spine and a few marks on the front board. The wrapper is complete with minor chips to the top of the spine.Shows a price of 2/6 net on the front flap. These Uniform Edition Christie books are becoming more difficult to find and are a nice addition to any collection.

LONDON.: PAN BOOKS., 1947. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/Pictorial Covers.. A very good copy and one of the only five Agatha Christie Pan Books first editions. 190 heavily tanned pages. None loose or torn. Previous owners name. First Pan edition. Pictorial, cover wraps. Extremely rare. (see photos). The Christie Five: The rarest Christie books published by Pan are those that were part of Pan's first 100 books. While Pan published many golden-age mystery authors, Christie was the only author to have five titles published. Of note, it is believed that all these books were actually printed in France by Imprimerie Paul Dupont in Paris despite Pan still citing their address as in London. This was because of paper shortages that continued post World War II. In 1950, Pan finally returned to printing in the UK. Pan did reprint these paperbacks with different covers in future years. The first book of Christie's they published used the original, and now offensive title, rather than choosing the… Read More

LONDON.: Collins Crime Club., 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original dust jacket. 256 pages with previous owners message on the ffep.No tears or loss. Scattered foxing throughout..Page edges dusty. Dated as 1958 first UK edition. Outer red boards with black lettering to the spine is unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The dust jacket shows a price of 12s 6d net on the front flap.Small loss to top of spine. Closed tear at the base of the spine running onto the bottom of the front panel.Dusty rear. Remain of tape on verso.

LONDON.: Odhams Press Ltd., 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 'Murder in the Mews. 4 Poirot Stories' by Agatha Christie. Published: London, Odhams, 1938 (1st ed with C338 to copyright page). 8vo HB. pp; 280. Some spotting to rear end papers, with discolouration to edges of text-block. Internally clean and tight. Outer blue boards show scuffs to the spine ends. Fade strip/stain along the top corner of the spine. Gilt lettering to the spine. The dust jacket has a loss of about 1 inch at the base of the spine and a smaller loss at the top. Dusty rear panel. Inserted is a photo copy of the original and this covers the loss accordingly.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The book is in very good condition. 192 pages.1955 first UK edition. Contents are complete, clean and tight. Text block edges are a little dusty. Couple of small light stains to the rear endpaper. No other marks or inscriptions. Red boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Spine ends are a little worn. Dust jacket has chipping and edge wear. Rear panel is rubbed/browned. Spine faded. Not priceclipped at 10s 6d net. VG book in Good jacket.

London.: Collins Crime Club., 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in its original un restored dust jacket. 256 pages with no foxing or loose pages. Previous owners name on ffep. Dated 1956 on the copyright page. First UK edition. Outer red boards are unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The jacket is complete and shows a price of 12s 6d net on the front flap.Chips to top of spine.

LONDON.: PAN BOOKS., 1949. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Pictorial Covers.. A very good copy and one of the only five Agatha Christie Pan Books first editions. 254 heavily tanned pages. None loose or torn. Small split at base of spine.Previous owners name. First Pan edition. Pictorial, cover wraps. Extremely rare. (see photos). The Christie Five: The rarest Christie books published by Pan are those that were part of Pan's first 100 books. While Pan published many golden-age mystery authors, Christie was the only author to have five titles published. Of note, it is believed that all these books were actually printed in France by Imprimerie Paul Dupont in Paris despite Pan still citing their address as in London. This was because of paper shortages that continued post World War II. In 1950, Pan finally returned to printing in the UK. Pan did reprint these paperbacks with different covers in future years. The first book of Christie's they published used the original, and now offensive… Read More

LONDON.: PAN BOOKS., 1943. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Pictorial Covers.. A very good copy and one of the only five Agatha Christie Pan Books first editions. 190 tanned pages. None loose or torn. Spine intact with clear title and author showing. First Pan edition. Pictorial, cover wraps. Extremely rare. (see photo). The Christie Five: The rarest Christie books published by Pan are those that were part of Pan's first 100 books. While Pan published many golden-age mystery authors, Christie was the only author to have five titles published. Of note, it is believed that all these books were actually printed in France by Imprimerie Paul Dupont in Paris despite Pan still citing their address as in London. This was because of paper shortages that continued post World War II. In 1950, Pan finally returned to printing in the UK. Pan did reprint these paperbacks with different covers in future years. The first book of Christie's they published used the original, and now offensive title, rather than… Read More