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The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin Books, 1948. Paperback. Acceptable. 1948. First Thus. 250 pages. Paperback book. Notable tanning to pages throughout. Covers becoming unstuck from text block along front hinge. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with large tear to top of front joint. Notable tanning to spine, with foxing, staining and soiling to covers.
Synopsis
The Mystery of the Blue Train is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on March 29, 1928 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year . The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. The book features her detective Hercule Poirot.
Reviews
On Nov 22 2011, Yennarmo1935 said:
I am about halfway through and am throughly enjoying it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1714659191IEV
- Title
- The Mystery of the Blue Train
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....