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— Bertolt Brecht
London: For The Crime Club by Collins, 1937. [Detective mysteries] TRUE FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[ii]; 280; [4], advertisements; [2], blank. Secondary (Times or W.H.Smith style) binding of red cloth titled in black. No ink names, edges dusty/foxed, some spotting within, no losses or tears, cloth is clean with a little fading to foot of spinex Crime short stories, featuring Hercule Poirot. A presentable copy of an extremely rare title; permission was granted for Odhams to produce an edition, which was printed shortly after this true first in huge numbers and is far more common. Item #75736
Price: £895.00
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