Agatha Christie Mystery Collection | 9 Volume Bantam Hardcover Collection | 1983

A handsome nine volume collection of Agatha Christie mysteries published by Bantam Books as part of its collectible Agatha Christie hardcover series.

Bound in matching dark leatherette with gilt spine lettering and the distinctive gilt Christie portrait, these editions were designed as a subscription collection and make an especially attractive shelf set. The books were issued individually over time rather than as a boxed set, so no slipcase is called for.

The collection includes:

• And Then There Were None — February 1983, 3rd printing

• Murder on the Orient Express — January 1983, 7th printing

• The A.B.C. Murders — April 1983, 4th printing

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — March 1983, 4th printing

• Easy to Kill — January 1987, 1st printing of this Bantam collection edition

• Postern of Fate — January 1987, 1st printing of this Bantam collection edition

• Double Sin and Other Stories — February 1987, 1st printing of this Bantam collection edition

• The Body in the Library — March 1987, 1st printing of this Bantam collection edition

• Mrs. McGinty’s Dead — April 1987, 1st printing of this Bantam collection edition

Five of the nine volumes retain complete number lines, identifying them as first printings of their respective Bantam collection editions.

Condition: Near Fine overall. An exceptionally clean and attractive group with bright gilt decoration and lettering, clean boards, and clean interiors. Only minor shelf and handling wear is visible. These volumes were issued without dust jackets. Please review photographs for individual condition and details.

A particularly appealing collection for the Christie reader or collector, combining several of her best known mysteries with five first printings from the later Bantam series. An excellent starting point for someone building the larger Agatha Christie Mystery Collection.