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1950 A Murder is Announced
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first U.S. edition, first printing of this work.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
The fiftieth work by Agatha Christie, featuring her beloved spinster detective Miss Marple, an uncommon and sought after work in the first edition.
This novel sees a murder being announced in a local newspaper of a small village before it is committed. Miss Marple is staying at the local spa hotel, and is compelled to solve the case
Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Bookplate of 'The Mullers' to the front paste down.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to the endpapers. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in small chips and closed tears. Handling marks and spots to the wraps, spots heavier to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Near Fine
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