The Village Coquettes: A Comic Opera Agatha Christie and with foxing to the

and with foxing to the closed text block

All contained in the original publisher's green cloth solander box with gilt lettering to black label on spine

The last few pictures are of another copy we have in our personal library

One of a limited run of 50 exclusive copies signed by illustrator and introducer

The Best Short Stories is the definitive collection of the author’s greatest shorter works in David Magarshack’s celebrated translation

The Village Coquettes: A Comic Opera Agatha Christie and with foxing to theDICKENS, Charles. The Village Coquettes: A Comic Opera. In two acts. London: Richard Bentley, 1836. Octavo (225 x 136mm). First edition, not marked as facsimile to reverse of title page and with the width of "Richard Bentley" on title page as on the original first (not reduced to 2 3 8 inches as in the later facsimile reprints). Bound in nineteenth century full calf gilt in armorial binding, gilt titles and date of 1836 to spine, all edges gilt, hand