PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth fresh and without fading. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed, creased and slightly edge-toned original dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears but with the red lettering on the spine faded to oblivion. Not price-clipped (£1.25 net / 25s net to the lower front flap).

The last of Agatha Christie's spy novels, the publication marking her 80th birthday and (by counting up both UK and US short-story collections to reach the desired total), also advertised as her 80th book. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).