Besides the bookplate, no other former owner's markings or used bookstore stamps inside, no tape residue or discoloration to endpapers, no foxing to pages or endpapers or outer page edges, hint of dust soiling to outer page edges (no age darkening), tight pages with no creased page corners, no wear to board edges or corners, or spine tips, no soiling or staining to boards, no spine sun fading, tiny bumped board corner. THIS MINOTAUR BOOKPLATE WAS DESIGNED FOR ARNOLD AND HIS WIFE VIVIENNE HASKELL (SISTER OF THE FAMOUS BALLARINA ALICIA MARKOVA) BY NOTED ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR MICHAEL AYRTON. BALLET WRITER & IMPRESARIO ARNOLD ASKELL (AND BIBLIOFILE - THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BOOKS FROM HIS COLLECTION THAT ARE FOR SALE ON THE NET).
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AGATHA CHRISTIE ON TITLE PAGE - INSCRIBED TO WELL KNOWN U.K. AGATHA CHRISTIE - PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT, published by UK publisher Collins, copyright 1970, First Printing (states "copyright Agatha Christie Ltd., 1970" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), lists to "Hallowe'en Party" on list of Christie books to left of title page, redish orange boards with gold gilt lettering to spine.
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