Cat Among the Pigeons; The Labours of Hercules; Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie Crime Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Cat Among the Pigeons is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 2, 1959, and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in March 1960 with a copyright date of 1959. The UK edition retailed at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6), and the US edition at $2.95. It features Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who makes a very late appearance in the final third of the novel.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010739
- Title
- Cat Among the Pigeons; The Labours of Hercules; Hickory Dickory Dock (Agatha Christie Crime Collection)
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus 1st Impression
- Publisher
- Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie Crime Collection, Detective Fiction, Fiction, Vintage Detective Fiction,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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