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CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976). And Then There Were None. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940.
8vo. Original light beige cloth stamped in orange, top edge stained red; original dust jacket (spine panel gently sunned, professional restoration at extreme ends and fore-corners).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the exceedingly rare title, originally published in the UK under a different title due to the racially offensiveness of the word in American culture. It would become the world’s best-selling mystery and one of the best-selling books of all time, now ranking sixth with over 100 million copies sold. It was adapted numerous times into film, television, radio, and stage.