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Agatha Christie – The Labour of Hercules – First UK Edition 1947
£95.00
First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1947. A very good book without inscriptions. Some browning to covers, wear and fraying to edges and corners. No dust wrapper.
Agatha Christie’s “The Labours of Hercules” is a collection of twelve short stories featuring her famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Each story is a modern reinterpretation of one of the mythic Labours of Hercules from Greek mythology, as Poirot takes on cases that mirror these legendary feats. With Poirot’s unparalleled deductive skills and Christie’s signature mystery writing, the collection offers a clever and entertaining twist on classic tales, showcasing Poirot’s brilliance in solving a diverse array of perplexing crimes.
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First edition, first printing. Published by Collins Crime Club in London, 1947. A very good book without inscriptions. Some browning to covers, wear and fraying to edges and corners. No dust wrapper.
Agatha Christie’s “The Labours of Hercules” is a collection of twelve short stories featuring her famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Each story is a modern reinterpretation of one of the mythic Labours of Hercules from Greek mythology, as Poirot takes on cases that mirror these legendary feats. With Poirot’s unparalleled deductive skills and Christie’s signature mystery writing, the collection offers a clever and entertaining twist on classic tales, showcasing Poirot’s brilliance in solving a diverse array of perplexing crimes.
