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AGATHA CHRISTIE - ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE (published in the U.S. under the title "The Patriotic Murders" published by Collins, copyright 1940, FIRST PRINTING (says "Copyright -- Printed in Great Britain -- 1940" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings, lists to "Sad Cypress" on list of Christie books to left of title page, redish orange boards with black lettering on spine, correct 1st state DJ with reviews for Sad Cypress, Ten Little., and Murder is Easy on rear flap, and generic Christie review on rear panel. Book has no creased page corners, no former ownership markings or used book store marks/stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers with no markings soiling or discoloration, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, slight dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges, no spine lean, tight white pages with sharp corners, no wear to board edges or corners or spine tips, just a hint of spine sun fading (corresponding with DJ chip), no dust/handling soiling to boards and no soiling or stains, no wear/loss to black spine lettering, no bumped board corners. Original Dust Jacket has small chip at bottom of spine with related short closed tear, no other chipping or tearing or creasing, slight wear to top spine tip, almost no wear to front flap crease, no edge wear, hint of dust soiling to white portion of rear panel, no spine sun fading, no scotch tape marks to flaps, no soiling or staining. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG condition dust jacket (price clipped) of a rare WW II era UK Agatha Christie 1st printing with original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for sale.