Book has no creased page corners, no former ownership markings or used book
store marks/stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers - no tape staining or
markings (but some foxing), no foxing to pages, age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges, no spine lean, tight white pages with sharp
corners, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips, no spine sun fading, no soiling or stains, no wear/loss to black spine lettering, tiny bumped board corner.
Dust
jacket has tiny loss at top spine tip (no loss to spine lettering) otherwise no chipping, tearing, and creasing, hint of wear to spine tips, hint of wear to front flap crease, no spine sun fading (hint of color rubbing only), hint of dust soiling/foxing to white rear panel, otherwise no soiling or
staining to
panels, almost no edge wear.
Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+ condition dust jacket of a rare 1950s era UK Agatha Christie book club printing with original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1s printing hardcover books up for auction on ebay - just click on the 'see other items' link to the right of the picture.
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