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1959 Cat Among the Pigeons
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent printings listed.
In the original unclipped dustwrapper.
'Cat Among the Pigeons' is one of Agatha Christie's gripping detective novels featuring Hercule Poirot, largely set in an all-girls school, where murder has taken place. One night a teacher is found dead in the sports pavilion. The schoolgirl Julia Upjohn turns out to know too much and chaos strikes the school.
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.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn with chips, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, which have been amateurly repaired. Light age-toning and spots to the wraps. Ink to the front fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light marks to pages 46 to 52.
Near Fine
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