Agatha Christie – A Pocketful of Rye – First UK Edition 1953

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Agatha Christie – A Pocketful of Rye – First UK Edition 1953

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£375.00

First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1953. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper is bright and clean to the front and rear panels, with slight wear at the top and tail, with mild separation to the top. The front panel has an area of separation, which has been repaired with a facsimile section. There is a medium closed tear to the rear spine-edge, with one at the bottom edge. There is slight rubbing at the edges and the corners are slightly worn. It has not been price clipped, displaying the original ‘10s. 6d. net’ price. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and white, with some slight foxing. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy.

 

Like several of Christie’s novels (e.g., Hickory Dickory Dock and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) the title and substantial parts of the plot reference a nursery rhyme, in this case “Sing a Song of Sixpence”. Miss Marple travels to the Fortescue home to offer information on the maid, Gladys Martin. She works with Inspector Neele until the mysteries are revealed.


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First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1953. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper is bright and clean to the front and rear panels, with slight wear at the top and tail, with mild separation to the top. The front panel has an area of separation, which has been repaired with a facsimile section. There is a medium closed tear to the rear spine-edge, with one at the bottom edge. There is slight rubbing at the edges and the corners are slightly worn. It has not been price clipped, displaying the original ‘10s. 6d. net’ price. The boards are free from notable chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and white, with some slight foxing. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy.

 

Like several of Christie’s novels (e.g., Hickory Dickory Dock and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) the title and substantial parts of the plot reference a nursery rhyme, in this case “Sing a Song of Sixpence”. Miss Marple travels to the Fortescue home to offer information on the maid, Gladys Martin. She works with Inspector Neele until the mysteries are revealed.