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Agatha Christie. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? London: Crime Club Ltd., W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., [1934]. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper recto, "With love from / Agatha..." Octavo. 252, [2, advertisements] pages. Publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black; lacking dust jacket. First serialized in an abridged form in Redbook (US, 1933) under the title The Boomerang Club. Greenway House copy.

Condition: Skewed, corners bumped and rubbed, moderate edgewear, joints starting, head and foot of spine pushed, spine sunned and worn, rubbed and soiled, scattered dampstaining. Cream endpapers; somewhat foxed, light pencil notation to the rear pastedown. Internally generally clean and tight; somewhat foxed, light scattered soiling, text block edges toned with some wear and soiling. Good.

References: Sanders, Agatha Christie Companion, 21.


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