Agatha Christie - The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding - First Edition

CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976).

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées.

London: Published for The Crime Club by Collins, 1960.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine. Striking mustard typographical dust-jacket with printed price of  12s. 6. net to front flap.

Ink initials to flyleaf, pages clean and bright, some spotting to edges, binding lightly handled. Dust-jacket shows very well, small closed tear to rear panel, spine marginally sunned, lightly rubbed to head of spine. Near fine.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The six stories in this book are further proof, if it were needed, that as hostess and chef Agatha Christie can serve up a banquet which will satisfy gourmets of the detective story.