Agatha Christie — Hickory Dickory Dock

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this gripping Poirot detective novel, concerning a sudden onset of crimes at a student hostel. First edition. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who attempts to discover the reason for a sudden spate of petty thefts and vandalism at a student hostel on Hickory Road. His suspicions that something darker is at play is confirmed when three people are murdered. From Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total, the most popular of which typically revolve around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with bumping to the spine and a couple faint marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with handling marks and toning to the wrap. Mild wear to the spine head and tail and a couple small chips to the folds' ends. 1" closed tear to front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with slight offsetting to the endpapers and a contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper. Patch of toning to pp. 136-137. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.