Agatha Christie - The Moving Finger

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first US edition of Agatha Christie's thrilling murder mystery, with publication preceding the UK edition by eleven months. The first US edition of this work, published in July 1942. The first UK edition was not published until June 1943.The true first edition in book form, as the novel was initially serialised in the US in 'Collier's Weekly', from March to May 1942.Featuring Miss Marple in a small role, this detective novel begins with the Burton siblings arriving in Lymstock, Devon, and receiving a letter which accuses their relationship as being that of lovers rather than brother and sister. Soon, a prominent local is found dead with a similar letter alongside them, and a the mystery unfolds.Featuring Miss Marple in a minor role.With ink inscriptions to the front and rear pastedowns, and front free endpaper.An uncommon first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with boards bright. Minor handling marks to boards. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Ink inscriptions to front and rear pastedowns and front free endpaper. Internally, pages generally firmly bound, with the odd spot to page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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