The Hound Of Death And Other Stories - True 1933 1st w/ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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AGATHA CHRISTIE - THE HOUND OF DEATH AND OTHER STORIES, published by UK Odhams, copyright 1933, First Printing (states "Copyright 1933" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), maroon cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. NOTE - THIS WAS A COLLECTION OF SHORT GOTHIC SUPERNATURAL STORIES THAT CHRISTIE'S PUBLISHER COLLINS REJECTED (SINCE THEY WERE NOT MYSTERIES AND CHRISTIE'S PENNAME ROMANCE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY COLLINS HAD SOLD POORLY) - THUS ODHAMS SECURED THE PRINTING RIGHTS IN 1933 (DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THIS BOOK, COLLINS LATER ACTUALLY SECURED THE REPRINTING RIGHTS TO THIS BOOK FROM ODHAMS). Book has no creased page corners, no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, clean endpapers with no staining or tape residue and no foxing (surprisingly), hint of foxing to first few/last few pages (foxing is VERY commonly found with this book), slight age darkening/dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges, no fading/wear to lettering on spine and almost none of the usual oxidizing, no wear to board edges or board corners or to spine tips, none of the usual dust/handling soiling to cloth boards, fading at spine tip corresponding with DJ chipping, no bumped board corners. Dust jacket has chipping at top right on rear panel and bottom of spine and bottom right on front panel & small closed tear at top of spine otherwise no chipping, tearing, or creasing, wear to spine tips, slight wear to front flap crease at flap crease corners only, no spine sun fading/darkening, hint of dust soiling to white rear panel, scotch tape residue (tape long since fallen off) along edges otherwise no soiling or staining to panels, hint of edge wear. Overall a FINE- book in VG-/VG condition dust jacket of an rare 1930s era UK Agatha Christie true UK 1st printing in original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1686718042926

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