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The Crime Club. Collins. London. 1972. The Crime Club. 1972. Reprint. Hardback. Bound in half green morocco gilt, contrasting lettering pieces. Marbled boards, new endpapers. Outer edges of pages very slightly spotted otherwise clean and sound.

The Detective Story Club N/D. POCKET SIZE, NO D/W, duodecimo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, 248pp, VG- (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate fading to lettering on spine, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, fep potentially missing, moderate tanning to eps, light cracking to front gutter, v heavy crack to rear gutter- page block almost detached but just hanging on!)

Octopus Books, 1983. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1961 . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. An attractive 1961 edition of Agatha Christie's entertaining murder mystery, which was first published in 1928. A 1961 edition of this novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A price label to the dust wrapper front flyleaf notes 'First Cheap Edition 7/6 Net'. This is not, however, the first cheap edition of the novel; a late 1920s cheap edition was produced by the 'Bob Novels' series.This novel features Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot and is set on the French Riviera. The novel concerns the murder of an American heiress on Le Train Bleu, the titular "Blue Train". In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Chipping and small losses to dust wrapper back strip head and tail. Handling marks to tail of rear wrap, with small closed tear to head of rear wrap. Light rubbing to front wrap tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine

London: W. Collins Sons & Co LTD, 1929. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An early impression of Christie's sixth novel to feature the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the fifth impression, printed the year after the first. The fifth impression, printed in March 1929. The first edition was printed in March 1928.A gripping Hercule Poirot murder mystery, set on le Train Bleu to the French Riviera, on which a woman is found strangled, and the famous ruby she owned is discovered to be missing...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.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the spine, and to the boards. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small closed tear to the tail of the spine. A few spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good

Minor marks from previous glue on small part of inmerside of front-boards on the volumes.Minor though otherwise great condition

London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1966-1971 . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A striking collection of six novels from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, each in the vibrant original dust wrapper. A wonderful collection of some of the best known works of the prolific novelist Agatha Christie, best known for her investigators Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.Each of these six volumes is in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Present here are:'Murder in Mesopotamia' (1966), first published in 1936.'The Body in the Library' (1968), first published in 1942.'The Murder at the Vicarage' (1930), first published in 1969.'The Mystery of the Blue Train' (1970), first published in 1928.'Death Comes as the End' (1970), first published in 1945.'Peril at End House' (1971), first published in 1932. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip of 'Peril', 'Murder', 'Train', 'Library'. Edgewear to back strip heads of two dust wrappers. Light handling marks to rear wraps. Internally, firmly bound, but with title page of 'Train' detached but present. Pages age toned to perimeters due to paper type, but clean. Very Good

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". None. An exceptional copy of the first US edition of this early Christie, complete in a lovely example of the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. First published in the UK earlier the same year. In the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, with correct $2.00 price. The dust wrapper has benefitted from sensitive restoration.A gripping Hercule Poirot murder mystery, set on le Train Bleu to the French Riviera, on which a woman is found strangled, and the famous ruby she owned is discovered to be missing.An exceptional copy of this early Poirot, written by the Queen of Detective Fiction. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition, with just minor bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine, causing minor splitting to the cloth to the back strip. The odd mark to the boards, including scattered white spotting to rear board. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, and has benefitted from sensitive restoration to joints, fore edge, head and foot and a small portion or restoration to upper panel. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just marginal age toning and the odd spot. Very Good Indeed