" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

London: Harper Collins, 1991. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 227; [1], blank. Elegantly bound in half burgundy oasis morocco over cloth sides, spine ruled in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt, original cloth spine and illustrated dust-wrapper bound in at rear. Minor toning to paper stock else a fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. A collection of eight short mysteries, two of which feature Hercule Poirot. Four of these tales had never been published in the UK in book form. Item #61273
Price: £275.00