The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by CHRISTIE, Agatha
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good(-)/fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1926. First. hardcover. very good(-)/fine. 8vo, gray cloth printed in black & red (spine rubbed & sunned). New York: Dodd Mead, 1926. First American Edition. Very good(-) copy in a fine facsimile dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Voted the best crime novel ever by the British Crime Writers Association, this is very scarce book.<br/> <br/>
Synopsis
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons in June 1926 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on the 19th of the same month. It features Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310632
- Title
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Author
- CHRISTIE, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(-)
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
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