Agatha Christie — Towards Zero

London, England, for The Crime Club by Collins, 1963. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. 1963 reprint by The Crime Club of the 1941 true First Edition, a good-looking, structurally sound exemplar of the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's celebrated work, Towards Zero. Orange cloth over boards, still sharp lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderate wear to illustrated, printed dust jacket, some edge-wear thereto, split to rear panel fore-edge, since protected in a paper-backed Mylar coat. Unclipped price, showing "First Cheap Edition, "8/6 Net." Dust jacket illustration of golf club, golf-glove, towel and bell by J.Z. Atkinson. Toning to pages, but clean and unmarked. Not a well-known title, thus scarce in the trade in this edition and state and condition, this being the fifth and final title in the series that introduced the Superintendent Battle, Hercule Poirot's trusty ally, Superintendent Battle, who must work hard to solve the murder of Lady Tresillian. A 1944 edition review notes "a deliciously prolonged and elaborate build-up, urbane and cosy like a good cigar and red leather slippers." 159 [1] pp., with reviews of her 61st novel, Cat Among the Pigeons, at rear panel and Crime Club logo stamped to title page in black-and-white.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,