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Crime Club - Collins . London. 1972. 252 pages. Hardcover with ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET with price intact on the flap. DJ has Purple lettering on a faded pink cover. While the 10 little characters on the cover are clearly depicted, the hand which is reaching over to pluck off one of the characters has blended into the faded background color unless you look closely. The hand is white in color and the faded pink cover now looks cream so the contrast between the two has lessened. This is the highly collectible DJ with 10 black characters, 2 holding a spear and one eating what appears to be a watermelon. 1.00 net price printed on inside front flap. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION DJ. THIS DJ WAS ISSUED WITH THIS HARDCOVER BY COLLINS - CRIME CLUB. Originally published in 1939, this copy was reprinted in a tiny quantity under original title before being pulled in 1972. DJ has a few small chips along edges and a small faint moisture cloud at bottom of backstrip that kind of blends in. Inside flap shows some discoloration along edge. Red cloth panels are bright with black lettering on spine. Book has been handled and read. corners rounded/bumped. small dent along one edge. Front free endpaper has a 1 inch chip at top corner. Endpaper has a matching discoloration line from the DJ flap edge. Green ink appears to say HS 10P with a line through it. Copyright page has a faint withdrawn stamp and a circular stamp stating Dudley Libraries. No other evidence of such. No other stickers, stamps, pockets etc on either book or DJ. Title changed from Ten Little _______ to Ten Little Indians to And Then There Were None. This is one of the most sought after original titles + DJ in modern book collecting. This story is now being read in middle/high schools. The best selling mystery of all time.

One of Agatha Christie's most famous works, 'And Then There Were None' narrates the story of ten strangers invited to a distant island under different pretenses. Methodically, they are killed off according to an old nursery rhyme. With no way to escape and no one else on the island, the survivors quickly realize that the murderer is among them.