Christie (Agatha) Cards on the Table
£95
London, Collins Crime Club, July, 1950.
First edition, fourth impression. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5s.
In Cards on the Table, the enigmatic Mr. Shaitana invites eight guests to a dinner party: four detectives—Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, Superintendent Battle, and mystery writer Ariadne Oliver—and four individuals Shaitana subtly suggests have committed murder undetected.
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Slight mottling to upper board; jacket with some rubbing and chipping, but overall very good.
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