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New York : Dodd, Mead & Company , 1974. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . A delightful work comprising of three mystery novels by Agatha Christie, all with the connected trope of murders taking place in transit. Contains three of Agatha Christie's superb mystery novels.First thus. In the original unclipped dust wrapper and the publisher's original paper covered boards.Features Christie's recurring characters Hercule Poirot and fan-favourite Miss Marple with all the classic murder mystery, twists and suspense.These stories are all linked in their use of train journeys, a classic and well-used trope of Christie's. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent with slight rubbing to extremities and minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper has a couple markings to the wrap and minimal edge wear, otherwise in near fine condition with protective mylar sleeve. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright with a handful of spots to the top edge. Near Fine

London: Penguin, 1948. First paperback edition, first printing. Published by Penguin in London, 1948. This is a near fine copy. The soft cover is mostly clean throughout and has some foxing on the rear panel. Both hinges are intact and tight. The text blocks are free from foxing and markedly clean. The internals are free from previous owners ink and mostly untoned, despite the poor paperstock. Overall, this is a near fine copy. The novel concerns the murder of an American heiress on Le Train Bleu, the titular "Blue Train".

First American edition. Original hardcover, 306 pages. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1929. Wear to cover and spine; 14 x 21 cm

Clamshell Box for The Mystery of the Blue Train. Quarter blue leather with chemise. Five raised bands with gold lettering to the spine. Used once. A wonderful production for your first edition of The Mystery of the Blue Train. Photographs/scans available upon request.

An early impression of Christie's sixth novel to feature the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the fifth impression, printed the year after the first. The fifth impression, printed in March 1929. The first edition was printed in March 1928. A gripping Hercule Poirot murder mystery, set on le Train Bleu to the French Riviera, on which a woman is found strangled, and the famous ruby she owned is discovered to be missing...Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the spine, and to the boards. Spine is a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small closed tear to the tail of the spine. A few spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Very Good.

An early edition of Agatha Christie's Poirot story 'The Mystery of the Blue Train'. The first edition, twelfth impression. Issued seven years after the true first. Â Understandably lacking the very scarce original dustwrapper. A very early edition of this important Poirot novel in the Christie canon. Â Agatha Christie is known as the queen of Crime Fiction. She wrote during the Golden Age of the genre and created beloved detectives such as Hercule Poirot with his 'little grey cells' and the inquisitive elderly sleuth Miss Marple. Â The pages are unusually clean. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to he joints and extremities. Minor bumping to the bottom of board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Minor offsetting to the endpapers. Small ink mark to the bottom edge. Pages are clean. Very Good Indeed.

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 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 ABE to either accept or decline.

EX-LIBRARY BOOK THAT WAS REBOUND FOR LIBRARY USE. FIRST FREE END PAPER MISSING. ASSORTED WRITING AND STAMPS ON FRONT PASTE DOWN. TWO DATE STAMPS ON RECTO OF LAST PAGE OF TEXT. COCKED. CLEARLY, FREQUENTLY READ DURING ITS LIBRARY HISTORY. THIS IS A TRUE FIRST EDITION AS INDICATED BY THERE BEING NO DATE ON THE COPYRIGHT PAGE. A FAIRLY EARLY CHRISTIE NOVEL FEATURING HERCULE POIROT. THE NOVEL HAS BEEN ADAPTED TO BOTH RADIO AND TELEVISION, THE LATTER AS RECENTLY AS 2006. AMONG THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER CHRISTIE TITLES. EXTRAORDINARILY RARE IN 1ST EDITION. MYLAR PROTECTED

[Detective novel] FIRST U.S. EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8], 306; [2], blank. Bound in publisher's pale blue cloth, with steam train blocked in blind to front cover, titles in orange to cover and spine, fore edge untrimmed. Contents clean with no inscriptions, page edges a little yellowed, covers gently handled with some age-toning to spine and extremities, lacking the scarce wrapper. An attractive American first edition 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.

Attractively bound in finely woven blue cloth stamped brightly in orange on the front boards and on the spine. With a blind-stamped image of the blue train in the center of the front boards. With a few light stains on the rear boards. Touch of light flecking to the edges of the front and rear boards. Very clean and tight throughout. Printed on heavy white stock which is clean and bright. Type is crisp and in fine register. In the original dust jacket with the price of $2.00 at the top of the inside front flap. With a 2" closed tear at the bottom of the spine fold and a 1" closed tear at the top of the same spine fold. With general wear and a touch of fading to the jacket, but virtually complete and rather scarce. A handsome, collectible copy in the rare dust jacket. The novel's plot is based on the 1923 Poirot short story "The Plymouth Express" (later collected in book form in the US in 1951 in The Under Dog and Other Stories and in the UK in 1974 in Poirot's Early Cases). This novel features (as the home of the heroine, Katherine Grey) the first mention in a novel of the fictional village of St Mary Mead, which had originally appeared in "The Tuesday Night Club" published in December 1927, which was the first short story to feature Christie's other famous detective Miss Marple. It also features the first appearance of the minor recurring character, Mr Goby, who would later appear in After the Funeral and Third Girl. The book also features the first appearance of Poirot's valet, Georges. Mere months after this novel was published, prolific French novelist Arthur Bernède published Le mystère du train bleu[7] in late 1928. A murder mystery adventure featuring Bernède's own popular detective, Chantecoq, the story is set in Paris and the plot is completely different. It seems likely, however, that Bernède was hoping to benefit from Poirot's popularity. (Wikipedia) First Edition with matching dates of 1928 on the title and copyright pages with no subsequent printing listed.