Christie (Agatha) The A.B.C. Murders.
£1,275
A New Poirot Mystery
New York, Dodd, Mead, 1936.
First US edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.
First USA edition of this excellent Hercule Poirot novel, satisfyingly televised by the BBC in 2018 with John Malkovich as the moustachioed detective.
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Very slight toning to extremities of text block; cloth slightly darkened at spine and edges; jacket chipped with some loss, but main panels intact.
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