Sparkling Cyanide - UK 1st w/Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped

Agatha Christie

Published by Collins (U.K.), 1945

About this Item

AGATHA CHRISTIE - SPARKLING CYANIDE published by Collins, copyright 1945, FIRST PRINTING (says "Copyright -- Printed in Great Britain -- 1945" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings, lists to "Death Comes As The End" on list of Christie books to left of title page, redish orange boards with black lettering on spine, correct 1st state DJ with blank rear flap and generic Christie reviews to rear panel, and 8s. 6d. net price on DJ front flap (later state DJs had a lower price point). Book has no creased page corners, no former ownership markings or used book store marks/stamps/stickers inside, scotch tape residue mark at front internal hinge (tape long since fallen off) otherwise clean endpapers with no markings, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no spine lean, tight white pages with sharp corners, no wear to board edges or corners or spine tips, very slight spine sun darkening, hint of dust/handling soiling to boards otherwise no soiling or stains, no wear/loss to black spine lettering. Dust jacket missing lower half of spine (copied DJ has been laid in loose behind the DJ inside the DJ protector to improve shelf appearance), sliver loss at top of spine otherwise no chipping, tearing, or creasing, slight wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), slight spine sun darkening, slight dust soiling to white rear panel (very common defect with this DJ) otherwise no soiling or staining to panels, hint of edge wear. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in GD+ condition dust jacket (not price clipped) of a rare WW II era UK Agatha Christie 1st printing with original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1698978664786

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sparkling Cyanide - UK 1st w/Dust Jacket Not...

Publisher: Collins (U.K.)

Publication Date: 1945

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition