CHRISTIE, Agatha (author). Hickory Dickory Dock. London Published for The Crime Club by Collins. 1955

8vo.; publisher’s red linson boards lettered in black to spine, in letterpress dustwrapper; pp. [iv], 5-191 + [i]; a very good copy, uncommonly clean, externally fresh and bright with a small bruise to bottom forecorner of upper cover; internally fine bar the almost unavoidable offset-toning strip to inner margin of free endpapers, at front and back, without ownership marks or inscriptions, in a clean and attractive unclipped dustwrapper (10s 6d) with the usual gentle uniform sun-lightening to spine, and one short pen line (15mm) to upper panel.

First edition.  A Poirot mystery in which the celebrated investigator is drawn into questioning a series of thefts at a hostel run by Miss Lemon’s sister, and reveals a murderer.