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Funerals are Fatal

Agatha Christie

1953

Walter J. Black : Roslyn, New York

8" by 6"

3-201pp

 

   

 

SUMMARY

 

 An early US edition of this thrilling murder mystery from Agatha Christie, in which Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve a murder. In the dust wrapper of the US first edition.

 

Early Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper

 

Overall Condition: Near Fine

This book weighs 1 KG when packed

UK Postage: £ 3.99

US Postage: £ 22.99

EU Postage: £ 16.99

European Postage: £ 17.99

Asia Postage: £ 22.99

Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99

 

 


DESCRIPTION

 

 

An early US book club edition of this Agatha Christie novel, otherwise known as after the funeral published in the same year as the first edition.

While this book itself is published by Walter J. Black, the dust wrapper is that of the US true first (pub. Dodd, Mead and Company) which in fact preceded the UK first edition by two months. Dust wrapper is unclipped.

A murder mystery in which a wealthy man is found dead in his home. At the funeral, his sister announces that he was murdered, and Poirot is enlisted to investigate.

Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper.
 

CONDITION

 

 

In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper back strip age toned, with minor loss to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright.

Overall Condition: Near Fine  Near Fine

 

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Overall Condition

(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)

Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear

Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy

Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones

often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy

Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will

be described in the condition report under 'condition'

Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair

Fair - As with good only above but with other faults

leaving a compromised copy even after repair

Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.

We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them 

attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.

  

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