1946 Come, Tell Me How You Live Agatha Christie Mallowan Signed First Ed

Description: Click here to see our other books! Come, Tell Me How You Live Agatha Christie 1946 Collins : London 8" by 5" 192pp. SUMMARY A vanishingly scarce signed first edition of this evocative travel memoir by Agatha Christie. Signed and dedicated to her secretary and friend, Carlo Fisher. Author's Presentation Copy,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, first impression with no further impressions stated. With a dedication from Christie to the front free endpaper reading:'Carlo with love from Agatha'From the library of Charlotte 'Carlo' Fisher with her bookplate to front paste down. Hired as a governess for her daughter Rosalind, Fisher would later work as Christie's secretary, transcribing a number of her novels, notably The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, considered the turning point in her literary career. The pair soon became close friends, with Fisher acting as one of very few true confidantes for the often reclusive and shy Agatha. The association of this work is not simply that of an employee of Christie, but of her closest and longest standing friend.Illustrated with a map of Syria and Mesopotamia to the frontispiece, and eight plates.Collated, complete.An exceptional copy of this work with a personal association from the greatest detective writer of all time. An exceptional provenance having passed from the possession of Carlo Fisher to Rolling Stone Charlie Watts.An unusual memoir by Christie, detailing her time spent with her archaeologist husband on digs in Iraq and Syria in the 1930s. Her time there was extremely formative to her writing, with many of her best works written and set in the region. Illustrated throughout. CONDITION In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with slight bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Fading to spine and extremities of boards. Slight cockling to rear board extremities. Internally generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places. Corner of final two leaves has been excised, not affecting the text. Marginal age toning due to paper used. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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