CHRISTIE, AGATHA. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. 8vo, blue cloth lettered in red, spine slightly faded, ends and tips rubbed, few very small clean tears; edges gently foxed, small bookseller's ticket on bottom of front pastedown, last thirty or so pages gently creased at upper outer corner, but fibers intact; pictorial dust jacket, 1-inch clean tear at front top joint, 1-inch chip at top right of rear panel, rubbed and darkened at folds and edges, 7/6 net price sticker on spine is a patch with residual dampstaining. Likely second issue. sold as is. London: Collins, (1926)
first edition, first issue of this famous work and a major Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.
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Sale 2038 - 19th & 20th Century Literature
7:30 AM PT - Apr 14th, 2005
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Swann Galleries, Inc.
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
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