Agatha Christie — Hickory Dickory Dock

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Agatha Christie's exciting Hercule Poirot murder mystery, a gripping novel by the Queen of Crime. The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent printings mentioned.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Hickory Dickory Dock' is a thrilling detective novel, featuring Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The novel starts with Poirot's interest in an outbreak of kleptomania in a student hostel, where there is a bizarre list of stolen items.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. Spine is sunned, with some light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Light age-toning to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.