Agatha Christie — They Do It with Mirrors

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1952 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of this captivating murder mystery novel from Agatha Christie, here in the first edition, complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition of the work, published the same year as the US edition. A superior copy, complete with the publisher's original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by the Queen of Crime Fiction, Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for the creation of the detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. 'They Do It With Mirrors' is a thrilling detective novel, featuring the famous amateur detective and elderly spinster Miss Marple. The plot follows Marple as she visits her American school friend, who is concerned about her sister, Carrie Louise. Carrie Louise lives in a Victorian mansion which doubles as a rehabilitation centre for delinquents, where a mysterious visitor is shot dead. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear only. One or two light marks to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with light sunning to the spine and the odd light spot or handling mark. Small tears to the backstrip head and tail, with neat tape repair to the verso. A few ink marks to the backstrip head and tail verso. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.