Christie (Agatha) Passenger to Frankfurt
£1,750
London, Collins Crime Club, 1970.
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced £1.25/25s.
Signed first edition of Christie’s political/spy thriller (rather than a crime whodunnit). It follows Sir Stafford Nye, a British diplomat, who meets a mysterious woman at Frankfurt Airport. Drawn into a web of international conspiracy involving neo-Nazism, youth unrest, and global destabilisation, he uncovers a plot to seize world power.
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Boards very slightly softened at head of spine, but overall a fine copy; the red lettering to jacket spine has faded, otherwise a fine example.
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