Christie (Agatha) Poirot Investigates
£2,500
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1924.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. 12 page publisher’s catalogue at rear. Original cloth.
Eleven early short stories highlighting Hercule Poirot’s emerging methods and mannerisms.
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A good copy, pages have browning and a few finger marks and smudges, no inscriptions,, Royal Naval War Libraries stamp to front pastedown; boards have some wear and creasing.
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