"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
— Mark Twain

London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1938. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.252 [10]. Elegantly bound in half red oasis morocco over cloth sides, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt. A few light and occasional spots else internally clean and bright. Exterior as new. A near fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Basis for the 1988 all-star film, featuring Peter Ustinov as Poirot, supported by John Guilgud, Lauren Bacall, Tony Curtis, Carrie Fisher, David Soul and Hayley Mills. Item #61268
Price: £395.00