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AGATHA CHRISTIE LE LÉVRIER DE LA MORT ET AUTRES HISTOIRES RARE UK 1ST 1933 avec DJ NON collections LUPlace of Publication：United Kingdom Language：English Special Attributes：1st Edition, Dust Jacket Author：Agatha Christie Publisher：Odhams Topic：Mystery Subject：Literature & Fiction Year collections Printed：1933 AGATHA CHRISTIE - THE HOUND OF DEATH AND OTHER STORIES, published by UK Odhams, copyright 1933, First Printing (states "Copyright 1933" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), maroon cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine.
SHOP AND COMPARE - ANOTHER (NICER) COPY OF THIS BOOK W/DUST JACKET IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $850 - SEE 196428550793 AND FOR $2,091 - SEE 134318269502 AND ANOTHER COPY MISSING HALF ITS DUST JACKET IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $423 - SEE 375723259214
NOTE - THIS WAS A COLLECTION OF SHORT GOTHIC SUPERNATURAL STORIES THAT CHRISTIES PUBLISHER COLLINS REJECTED (SINCE THEY WERE NOT MYSTERIES AND CHRISTIES PENNAME ROMANCE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY COLLINS HAD SOLD POORLY) - THUS ODHAMS SECURED THE PRINTING RIGHTS IN 1933 (DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THIS BOOK, COLLINS LATER ACTUALLY SECURED THE REPRINTING RIGHTS TO THIS BOOK FROM ODHAMS).
Book has no creased page corners, no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers with no staining or tape residue and no foxing (surprisingly), hint of foxing to first few/last few pages (foxing is VERY commonly found with this book), slight age darkening/dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges, no fading/wear to lettering on spine and almost none of the usual oxidizing, no wearto board edges or board corners or to spine tips, none of the usual dust/handling soiling to cloth boards, fading at spine tip corresponding with DJ chipping, no bumped board corners.
Dust jacket has chipping at top right on rear panel and bottom of spine and bottom right on front panel & small closed tear at top of spine otherwise no chipping, tearing, or creasing, wear to spine tips, slightwear to front flap crease at flap crease corners only, no spine sun fading/darkening, hint of dust soiling to white rear panel, scotch tape residue (tape long since fallen off) along edges otherwise no soiling or staining to panels, hint of edge wear.
Overall a FINE- book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket of an rare 1930s era UK Agatha Christie true UK 1st printing in original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for auction on - just click on the see other items link to the right of the picture.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE LE LÉVRIER DE LA MORT ET AUTRES HISTOIRES RARE UK 1ST 1933 avec DJ NON collections LU
