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Detective Fiction
£20
London, Macdonald, 1962. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Modern Literature
£35
London, André Deutsch, 1972. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£40
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1958. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£125
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1951. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket. Author's first book - uncommon.
Detective Fiction
£35
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1964. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£25
London, Stanley Paul, 1953. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£50
London, Jarrolds, 1955. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£12
London, Hutchinson, 1952. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£70
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1953.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£50
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1965.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£70
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1958.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Detective Fiction
£125
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1955.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
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Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie first editions make for an excellent area of rare book collecting. The Queen of Crime’s long career as an author of high quality crime fiction ensures there are various levels of value, which means collectors of her first editions can start with the later, generally more affordable first editions of her crime fiction titles, and build their way toward the more expensive first editions from the 1920s & 1930s.
Many of Dame Agatha’s first editions feature excellent dust-jacket artwork. The American first editions of Agatha Christie are often clad in truly lovely dust-jackets, very different in style to their UK counterparts, and can also provide a more affordable option for collectors than the UK first editions.
Some collectors like to focus on one of her famous serial characters, including Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot of course. Whatever your poison, you should be able to start building a collection relatively quickly.
Agatha Christie also wrote under a pseudonym, ‘Mary Westmacott’, and these titles are also not easy to find in first edition, especially in the dust-jackets
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Detective Fiction
£145
London, Collins Crime Club, 1953.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Library binding. Dust-jacket, priced 10s 6d.
A poisoned nursery rhyme leads detective Miss Marple to untangle a web of deceit and murder within a wealthy family, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
Detective Fiction
£295
London, Collins, 1929.
First edition, early issue. 8vo. Original blue cloth.
A thrilling tale of deception and intrigue unfolds as a group of young adventurers stumble upon a deadly secret connected to the enigmatic Seven Dials Club.
Detective Fiction
£295
London, Collins, 1930.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Later black cloth, lettered in red to spine.
A sharply rebound copy of this early collection of short stories by Agatha Christie.
Detective Fiction
£175
A Detective Story New York, Grosset & Dunlap, [1940s]. War-time US printing, 'Madison Square Books' issue. 8vo. Original burgundy cloth. Dust-jacket. A later US printing of Agatha Christie's debut novel, introducing the world to Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. War-time issue, so circa 1940s, similar to the majority of Madison Square Books reprints.
Detective Fiction
£125
featuring Miss Marple
London, Collins Crime Club, 1964.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16s.
Miss Marple travels abroad, but inevitably trouble still finds her.
Detective Fiction
£125
London, Collins Crime Club, 1962.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
An appealing first edition of this Miss Marple staple.
Detective Fiction
£100
featuring Miss Marple
London, Collins Crime Club, 1965.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16s.
An impressive hotel witnesses a violent chain of events when an eccentric hotel guest makes his way to the airport one day late...
Detective Fiction
£225
London, Collins Crime Club, 1951.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original dark orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A very good first edition of this tale of international intrigue and deadly peril.
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