THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the spine. Lacking the rare dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth a little marked and dusty, the spine mildly darkened. The contents are entirely complete and without loose or torn pages. There is some mild spotting to the prelims, the odd page margin and closed text block edge, otherwise the pages are clean and without inscriptions or stamps. A decent example in entirely original condition.

A short story collection, and following 'Murder at the Vicarage', the second book to feature Miss Marple. The stories, written between 1927 and 1931, include The Tuesday Night Club; The Idol House of Astarte; Ingots of Gold; The Bloodstained Pavement; Motive vs Opportunity; The Thumb Mark of Saint Peter; The Blue Geranium; The Companion; The Four Suspects; A Christmas Tragedy; The Herb of Death; The Affair at the Bungalow; Death by Drowning. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).