CHRISTIE, AGATHA; THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1921
FIRST EDITION. 8vo., original tan cloth decorated and lettered in black, front of original and rare dust jacket affixed to upper pastedown. Later quarter blue morocco & marbled paper solander box. Slight wear to top of spine.
PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO HER BROTHER-IN-LAW inscribed ‘Abney’ on the front free endpaper (the home of Christie’s brother in law James Watts). ALS FROM THE AUTHOR dated Jan. 27th [1921] from her home at
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£8,000 - £12,000
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Hammer price:
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£16,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
8 Addison Mansions,
Blythe Road W14 tipped in at the rear “My Dear Pop, The book is out at last….”.
Inserted loose is a TLS FROM THE AUTHOR dated 7 June 1960 to the American
collector James Keddie who then owned the book, explaining that it was sent to
her brother-in-law at Abney Hall in 1921. Contemporary ‘Bookman’ book review
tipped onto the lower free endpaper.
Agatha Christie’s
first book and the debut of Poirot.
