The Clocks.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: Collins, 1963. [Detective Novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine, typographic dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at 16s. No inscriptions, edges of text block spotted. A used copy in a worn jacket with sizeable chips and tears. The son of Superintendent Battle, the long-time partner of Hercule Poirot, calls the Belgian detective to a quiet seaside resort to help unravel the murder of the man with the clocks, resulting in the most baffling puzzle of Poirot's career—and one of Christie's most ingenious. Item #75942

Price: £75.00