Agatha Christie — The Pale Horse

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse, in the publisher's original red cloth binding with the unclipped, bright dust wrapper. The first edition of Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse, in the publisher's original red cloth binding with the unclipped, bright dust wrapper.The first impression of the Collins Crime Club issue indicated by publication details no later than 1961.Christie's thrilling mystery follows narrator Mark Easterbrook as he investigates a cryptic list of names and the death of a Catholic Priest. With a small appearance from Christie's novelist detective Ariadne Oliver. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with black lettering to the spine, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping to spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with the occasional chip and closed tear to the extremities. Creasing to wrap. Age toning and spotting to wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with slight age toning. The odd spot to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.