Agatha Christie

	Murder is Easy - Agatha Christie 1939 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG++ dated 1st issue book, clean contents and cloth, neat name and date to endpaper Tightly bound and square, very clean contents and cloth with NO foxing In unclipped 7/6 first issue original dustwrapper The jacket has some old tape ghosting marks to rear spine ends, not visible externally It has had some shallow archival restorion to spine ends and tips Done by the world's foremost restorer, a superb job The white rear panel is lovely and clean This is the nicest copy we have seen, a rare and very collectable book Priced to sell well below its market value and a blue chip book For Sale at £1,500 nett (approx $2,900) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	They Do It With Mirrors - Agatha Christie 1952 UK hardback 1st edition 1st impression, Collins Crime Club London A good only book, clean contents but some mottling to boards, no names or inscriptions etc The jacket is unclipped, some wear to spine ends and rubbing to edges Despite the boards it still looks nice in it's DJ and priced to sell For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Why Didn't They Ask Evans - Agatha Christie Undated modern UK hardback special edition, London A fine book, clean contents and cloth, no names or inscriptions etc No dust jacket as issued One of the authors best titles A lovely edition with illustrated boards and marble endpapers For Sale at £6.99 (approx $13) *B12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie Undated modern UK hardback special edition, London A fine book, clean contents and cloth, no names or inscriptions etc No dust jacket as issued The authors best known book and a seminal classic A lovely edition with illustrated boards and marble endpapers For Sale at £6.99 (approx $13) *B12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Mysterious Affair at Styles Undated modern UK hardback special edition, London A VG+ book, clean contents and cloth, no names or inscriptions etc No dust jacket as issued One of the authors best titles A superb edition, roughly same size as a paperback but vastly superior, part of the same set as the others on offer For Sale at £6.99 (approx $13) *df7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Big Four Undated modern UK hardback special edition, London A VG+ book, clean contents and cloth, no names or inscriptions etc No dust jacket as issued One of the early classics and a less common title A lovely edition with illustrated boards and marble endpapers For Sale at £6.99 (approx $13) *df7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Hound of Death - Agatha Christie 1963 UK Pan paperback later edition Tight and square, clean and bright An especially nice attractive period copy. For Sale at £5(approx $9) * B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder in the Mews - Agatha Christie 1963 UK Penguin paperback later edition A readers copy,still tight and solid Small piece of tape to spine bottom, still clean and tidy A decent reading copy For Sale at £5.25 (approx $10) *DF7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie 1953 UK White Circle Crime Club edition Minor rubbing/wear to extremities, Some age tanning to paper, a scarce edition of a Poirot mystery. For Sale at £6 (approx $12) *DF1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Endless Night - Agatha Christie 1967 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG++ book in VG++ unclipped dust jacket The book has no names or inscriptions etc The jacket shows no loss or tears A lovely clean copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B11 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Elephants Can Remember - Agatha Christie 1972 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket The book has no names or inscriptions etc The jacket shows no loss or tears A nice tidy copy of a Hercule Poirot mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Endless Night - Agatha Christie 1970 English Fontana paperback first edition, London A clean, tightly bound and attractive, neat owner name to inside cover A clean and tidy example For Sale at £5(approx $10) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Moving Finger 1953 English Penguin paperback 1st edition A reading copy usual page tanning Tight and square, small piece of tape to spine bottom A Miss Marple mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *df7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	N or M ? 1959 UK Pan paperback 1st edition London A poor copy, reading only Previous owner name, page tanning and spine lean A worn copy but cheap For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Big Four - Agatha Christie 1957 English Penguin paperback later edition, London A VG indeed book, clean contents tanning to spine area Tight and square A slid copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death on the Nile 1956 UK Penguin paperback later edition London A nicer than usual copy, clean tightly bound No names etc, clean covers A nice copy of a classic Poirot mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death comes as the End 1953 UK Penguin paperback first edition Tightly bound, little tanning to pages and covers A solid copy of a collectable book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder in the Mews - Agatha Christie 1984 US Berkley paperback edition A VG++ example, very clean and bright Four cases investigated by Hercule Poirot - also published as Dead Man's Mirror A lovely bright copy For Sale at £5 (approx $10) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Ten Little Niggers 1958 English Penguin paperback 1st edition, London A VG indeed book, clean contents and covers Unsual paper tanning and some light wear to edges A solid collectable copy and uncommon thus. Published in the US as Ten Little Indians For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *df1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 1953 UK Penguin paperback later edition London A solid copy, light tanning, still tight Neat name to cover A solid reading copy of one the greatest novels she wrote For Sale at £5.50 (approx $10) *df7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Body in the Library 1953 English Penguin paperback 1st edition A reading copy only Tight bound, lean to spine, tanning and spotting An absolute classic, copy for a readr rather than a collector For Sale at £5 (approx $10) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder on the Orient Express 1948 British Penguin paperback first edition A little rubbing to edges and spine, some tanning Solid and tightly bound The best known story from The Queen of Crime and scarce in this edition For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *df1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Evil Under the Sun - Agatha Christie 1941 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG++ book, clean contents and cloth, no names or inscriptions etc Tightly bound and square with NO foxing In VG+ dustwrapper, just minor rubs to corners & tips, price clipped The white rear panel is lovely and clean This is the nicest copy we have ever handled Priced to sell well below its market value For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography CHRISTIE, (Dame) Agatha wrote as Mary Westmacott. British. Born in Torquay, Devon, 15 September 1890. Educated privately at home; studied singing and piano in Paris. Married 1) Colonel Archibald Christie in 1914 (divorced, 1928), one daughter; 2)the archaeologist Max Mallowan in 1930. Served as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in a Red Cross Hospital in Torquay during World War I, and worked in the dispensary of University College Hospital, London, during World War II; also assisted her husband on excavations in Iraq and Syria and on the Assyrian cities. President, Detection Club. Recipient: Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, 1954; New York Drama Critics Circle Award, 1955. D.Litt.: University of Exeter, 1961. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1950. C.B.E. (Commander, Order of the British Empire), 1956; D.B.E. (Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire), 1971. Died 12 January 1976.

Agatha Christie - The Characters Miss Jane Marple When Miss Marple first appeared, in 1930, she was described as a tall old lady with a wrinkled face and china blue eyes. She has changed very little in appearance, though there are indications that she has grown more frail. She should be more than one hundred years of age by now (despite her recent attempts to convince us differently) and she still lives alone. Miss Marple is an unashamed advocate of gossip as a means of obtaining the information she needs to solve her cases. Early in her career, she used bird glasses as a subterfuge for spying on fellow inhabitants of St. Mary Mead. Now she uses more subtle means. Finances have been a problem for Jane Marple, as she has had to live on a small, fixed income, She has always been helped by her nephew, novelist Raymond West. In recent years, as he has gained fame, he has grown more generous to his aunt, even sending her on a vacation. The last Jane Marple mystery, planned for publication after the death of her creator, Agatha Christie, has the announced title of "Sleeping Murder." Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot is five feet four inches tall, has an egg-shaped head generally tilted slightly to the left. His eyes appear green when he is excited. Vanity compels him to squeeze his feet into black patent leather shoes which are too small. His enormous mustache is waxed and twirled into points at the ends. Considering his age, his hair is suspiciously dark. Originally Poirot was a mainstay of the Belgian police and one of the leading detectives on the European continent. He was wounded in the leg during the German invasion of his homeland in 1914. As a refugee in England, he renews his acquaintance with Captain Hastings, who also had been wounded. Poirot is staying with some other Belgian refugees near the mansion at Styles where Hastings is a guest. When murder occurs, Poirot repays English hospitality by agreeing to solve the crime. Deciding to remain in England, he becomes a private inquiry agent in London. He shares a flat with Hastings, who recounts Poirot's adventures. The menage includes two efficient aides: Poirot's valet, Georges, and his secretary, Miss Lemon. In his first appearance, which takes place in approximately 1915, Poirot is described as elderly. It is clear that even if he were only 50 then, he is now well over one hundred years old. Fortunately, time has not dulled the sharp brain which he describes as his "little grey cells." He still insists on "order and method," and deprecates reliance on physical clues alone as a means of solving cases. His energy has seldom flagged and, though he has retired many times (once to raise pumpkins), an interesting case will always bring him back to action. Perhaps it is his tremendous confidence in his own abilities which makes him believe only he can solve the case. Death must come as the end, even to Poirot. Ironically, it finds him at Styles, the scene of his first triumph in England. Though crippled by arthritis (he spends most of his day in a wheel chair) and subject to angina pectoris, Poirot has not lost his mental faculties to the ravages of time. His last case is a splendid achievement, a unique tour-de-force. Poirot, at his death, became the only fictional detective to have his obituary printed on Page One of the New York Times. Parker Pyne For 35 years, Parker Pyne compiled statistics in a government office. When he retired, he wanted to employ this experience in a useful, enjoyable way. He placed an advertisement in the Personal column of the daily newspaper which read: "Are You Happy? If Not Consult Parker Pyne ..," In this novel fashion, he enjoys his advanced years, helping to make others happy for fees they can afford. His look of British solidity immediately inspires reassurance in his unhappy clients. He is large, though not quite fat, has a bald head of noble proportions, and a pair of strong glasses that do not conceal his little twinkling eyes. He exudes benevolence, making it easy for one to confide in him.

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