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New York: Pocket Books, 1956. Mass Market PaperBack . Good. Pocket Books #2038; 15th printing, June 1956; terrific condition considering age; some spine lean and page yellowing; spine slightly buckled, but no cracking; minimal shelfwear considering age, most notable on top of spine; light 3/4-inch crease on top of back cover

London, United Kingdom: The Crime Club, 1951. Jacket has general wear, small chips and 1cm missing at top of spine and 6cm missing at bottom of spine. Fading to spine where jacket has been missing. Inscription to front free endpaper. Brown discolouration to pages. 248 pages plus ads. . Eighteenth Impression. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. [Crime Fiction] VINTAGE EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4]; 248; [4], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's red cloth, black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, printed price of 6s. to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, toning to endpapers, slight toning to bottom half of spine, amateur repair to jacket (previous owner has reinforced jacket reverse with paper and poorly colour matched the spine), archival tape to jacket. General edgewear. Good. A Hercule Poirot mystery; when the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again, for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her priceless rubies are missing.

UK: Collins Crime Club, 1972. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New Greenway Uniform Edition 1st 1972. The Greenway Edition published by Collins Crime Club brings together all Christies writing published by them since the late 1920's. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Price clipped. Uncommon. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18342

The Crime Club, by Collins, London, 1951. [Detective Fiction] Vintage hardcover edition. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.248; [4] ads. Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered in black to the spine, illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 5 shillings. Contents clean, some spotting to top edge, jacket bright and fresh with gentle wear to crown. Near fine. An attractive hardback reprint of this famous murder case involving the theft of the famous 'Heart of Fire' ruby. A Hercule Poirot mystery; when the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again, for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her priceless jewels are missing. Cooper & Pike; Detective Fiction p82-88 [Colour Section], Eric Quayle; Detective Fiction.

The COMPLETE SET of 24 VOLUMES are in good condition, normal wear, small marks consistent with use and age, some fading to the spine of the dust jackets. Each volume contains three stories: 1. THE MURDER ON THE LINKS - A POCKET FULL OF RYE - DESTINATION UNKNOWN. PUBLISHED 1969. 2. THE CLOCKS - THIRD GIRL - MURDER IN THE MEWS, PUBLISHED 1971. 3. SPARKLING CYANIDE - THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS - FIVE LITTLE PIGS, PUBLISHED 1970. 4. MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN - THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY - MURDER AT THE VICARAGE, PUBLISHED 1970. 5. ORDEAL MY INNOCENCE - ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE - ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING. PUBLISHED 1970. 6. EVIL UNDER THE SUN - DEATH COMES AS THE END - THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, PUBLISHED 1970. 7. PARTNERS IN CRIME - AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL - THE HOUND OF DEATH, PUBLISHED 1972. 8. BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS - THE MYSTERIOUS MR. QUIN - ENDLESS NIGHT, PUBLISHED 1971. 9. DEATH ON THE NILE - TOWARDS ZERO - AFTER THE FUNERAL, PUBLISHED 1970. 10. THE HOLLOW - THE MOVING FINGER - THREE ACT TRADEGY, PUBLISHED 1969. 11. PERIL AT END HOUSE - THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY - HERCULE POIROT'S CHRISTMAS, PUBLISHED 1970. 12. THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD - THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS - MRS McGINTY'S DEAD, PUBLISHED 1969, WITH FOREWARD BY AGATHA CHRISTIE AND COPY OF HER SIGNATURE. 13. NEMESIS - PARKER PYNE INVESTIGATES - POIROT INVESTIGATES, PUBLISHED 1972. 14. HALLOWE'EN PARTY - PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT - THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS, PUBLISHED 1971. 15. THE PALE HORSE - THE BIG FOUR - THE SECRET ADVERSARY, PUBLISHED 1970. 16. THE MIRROR CRAC'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE - THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD - THE ABC MURDERS, PUBLISHED 1970. 17. CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS - THE LABOURS OF HECULES - HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, PUBLISHED 1970. 18. MURDER IS EASY - DEAD MAN'S FOLLY - THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT, PUBLISHED 1970. 19. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS - DEATH IN THE CLOUDS - WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS, PUBLISHED 1969. 20. 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON - LORD EDGWARE DIES - MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA, PUBLISHED 1969. 21. A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY - TAKEN AT THE FLOOD - THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY, PUBLISHED 1971. 22. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES - TEN LITTLE NIGGERS - DUMB WITNESS, PUBLISHED 1970. 23. CARDS ON THE TABLE - N OR M - A MURDER IS ANNOUCED, PUBLISHED 1969. 24. APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH - CROOKED HOUSE - SAD CYPRESS, PUBLISHED 1969.Please note postage/shipping abroad will increase from listed postage price due to size and weight, which will also depend on the final destination. The postage cost will be sent to you by Biblio to either accept or decline.