Cards on the Table -
Agatha Christie
1936 - Published for The Crime Club by Collins, London - First Edition
An elegantly bound first edition, acclaimed as one of the best crafted of Christie's mysteries, featuring the master sleuth Hercule Poirot, Colonel Johnny Race, Superintendent Battle and the first appearance of Ariadne Oliver in a Poirot novel.
"The finest murder story of her career! Mrs Christie has never been more ingenious"– Daily Mail.
A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players! Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether! Reference: agathachristie.com.
Small octavo (binding size 19.5x13.6cm), pp. 286. Finely bound in red three-quarter calf over matching cloth, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, original cloth spine bound in at rear. Condition: Near fine one or two light marks to text, first and final leaf with vintage (neat) tape ghost at gutter, in fine binding. Ref: 112068 Price: HK$ 5,000
"The finest murder story of her career! Mrs Christie has never been more ingenious"– Daily Mail.
A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players! Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether! Reference: agathachristie.com.
Small octavo (binding size 19.5x13.6cm), pp. 286. Finely bound in red three-quarter calf over matching cloth, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, original cloth spine bound in at rear. Condition: Near fine one or two light marks to text, first and final leaf with vintage (neat) tape ghost at gutter, in fine binding. Ref: 112068 Price: HK$ 5,000