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AGATHA CHRISTIE - WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? (published in the U.S. under the title "The Boomerang Clue"), copyright 1934, states "Seventh Impression. January, 1938" on copyright page - VERY RARE PRE-WWII AGATHA CHRISTIE PAPERBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUST JACKET - THERE WERE ONLY A HANDFUL OF AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS THAT WERE PUBLISHED BY COLLINS IN THIS PAPERBACK FORMAT IN THE LATE 1930S (the generic cover Collins pbs were not intended to be saved after being read and those few that were saved - hardly any of those survived the paper drives imposed in the UK during WWII). Book has no hard vertical spine creasing (faint stress mark only), no spine lean, no cover creases, no age yellowing to covers, no chipping to covers, no wear to spine tips - no tearing at spine tips, no edge wear, no dust/handling soiling, no soiling or staining, no cover rubbing, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, pages starting to age yellow at edges (as is often found with these pre-WWII Collins pbs), pages are tight and flat with no creased page corners from prior reading, no spine fade. Original Dust Jacket has small chip at bottom right on front panel and only tiny 'v' losses at spine tip corners (very common defect with these extremely fragile DJs), tiny tear at bottom of front flap crease otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, hint of wear to front flap crease, no soiling or staining, just a hint of spine sun darkening to white area on spine, no edge wear. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+ dust jacket of a rare Agatha Christie pre-WWII paperback printing book. I have a number of other U.S. and U.K. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover/ paperback/magazine appearances up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1683868506447
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