THE 1920

The 1920's

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES.

1920. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Brown cloth with black design and lettering. Spine has two ruled lines, Title, author a pillar design and "The Bodley Head". Title and authors name on front boards.
Dated on reverse of title page. No advertisements at rear. 296pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7¾ x 5 inches.
Poirot & Hastings.
Dust wrapper details-A Dark Blue wrapper showing the scene in Mrs Inglethorp's bedroom at the time of the discovery of the body.

THE SECRET ADVERSARY.

1922. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Dark green cloth with light green design and lettering. Spine has a design, Title, author and an identical design at the base with "The Bodley Head" beneath. Title and authors name on front boards.
Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear. 312pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches.
Tommy & Tuppence Beresford.
Dust wrapper details-

THE MURDER ON THE LINKS.

1923. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Orange Cloth with black design and lettering. Spine has two ruled lines, Title, author a pillar design and "The Bodley Head". Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.319pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches.
Poirot & Hastings.
Dust wrapper details-

THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT.

1924. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Light brown cloth with dark brown design and lettering. Spine has Design at top with Title, Author "The Bodley Head" and an identical design at the base. Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.310pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches.
Colonel Race.
Dust wrapper details-The body of the murdered man lying on the underground platform.

POIROT INVESTIGATES.

1924. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Yellow cloth with dark blue design and lettering. Spine has Design at top with Title, Author "The Bodley Head" and an identical design at the base. Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page.298pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7¾ x 5 inches.
Poirot & Hastings short stories.
Dust wrapper details-A White Wrapper with a Black and white illustration of Hercule Poirot.
Contains the following stories ;
1-The Adventure of the Western Star.
2-The Tragedy at Marston Manor
3-The Adventure of the Cheap Flat.
4-The Mystery of the Hunters Lodge.
5-The Million Dollar Bond Robbery.
6-The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb.
7-The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
8-The Kidnapped Prime Minister.
9-The Disappearance of Mr Davenham.
10-The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman.
11-The Case of the Missing Will.

THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS.

1925. John Lane The Bodley Head. London.
Pale blue cloth with black design and lettering. Spine has a beaded band at top, Title ,Author, Three more beaded bands," The Bodley Head" and one more beaded band at base.Title and authors name on front boards. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.306pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7¾ x 5 inches.
Superintendent Battle.
Dust wrapper details-

THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD.

1925. Collins. London.
Dark blue cloth lettered and designed in red. The Spine has double red rules at top followed by title and author a box with a "C" at bottom and two ruled lines beneath. Title and authors name in red on front boards inside a double red border. Dated on reverse of title page. No advertisements at rear.312pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches.
Poirot.
Dust wrapper details-A predominantly pink wrapper showing a young lady going through the drawers of a writing desk.

THE BIG FOUR.

1927. Collins. London.
Dark blue cloth lettered in red. The Spine has double red rules at top with a box with a "C" at bottom and two ruled lines beneath. Title and authors name in red on front boards inside a double red border. Dated on reverse of title page. No advertisements at rear.281pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot & Hastings.
Dust wrapper details-A big number 4 against a cityscape.

THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN.

1928. Collins. London.
Dark blue cloth lettered and designed in red. The Spine has a single red rule at top with a box with a "C" at bottom and one ruled line beneath. Title and authors name in red on front boards inside a single red border. Reverse of title page states"Copyright" with no date. No advertisements at rear.295pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Poirot.
Dust wrapper details-Two very puzzled gendarmes looking at the body of Miss Ruth Kettering lying sprawled across the seats of a railway carriage.

PARTNERS IN CRIME. (American edition predates English edition)

1929. Collins. London.
Black cloth lettered in red. The Spine has a single red rule at top and bottom. Title and authors name on front boards inside a single red border. Dated on reverse of title page. Advertisement section at rear.251pp. Published at 7/6
Size-7½ x 5 inches
Tommy & Tuppence Beresford stories. Each done in the style of a detective character of the time.
Dust wrapper details-Tommy and Tuppence in evening dress and clutching a bloodhound .
Contains the following ;
1-A Fairy in the Flat.
2-A Pot of Tea.
3-The Affair of the Pink Pear. (R Austin Freeman's , Dr Thorndyke)
4-The Affair of the Sinister Stranger. ( Valentine William's , Okewood Brothers)
5-Finessing the King. (Isabel Ostrander's , McCarty and Riordan)
6-The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper. (Isabel Ostrander's , McCarty and Riordan)
7-The Case of the Missing Lady. ( Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes )
8-Blindman's Buff. (Clinton Holland Stagg's Thornley Colton)
9-The Man in the Mist. (G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown)
10-The Crackler. (Edgar Wallace)
11-The Sunningdale Mystery. (Baroness Orczy's Old Man In The Corner)
12-The House of Lurking Death. (A E W Mason's Inspector Hannaud)
13-The Unbreakable Alibi. (Freeman Wills Croft's Inspector French)
14-The Clergyman's Daughter. (Anthony Berkeley's Roger Sheringham)
15-The Red House. (Anthony Berkeley's Roger Sheringham)
16-The Ambassadors Boots. (H C Bailey's Dr Reggie Fortune)
17-The Man who was No 16 ( Christie's own Hercule Poirot)

THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY.

TWO NEW CRIME STORIES.

1929. Readers Library. London.
Maroon cloth lettered in gilt. The spine has Title and Both Authors names with copious decoration and "Readers Library" at base. Title and both authors names on front boards, again with copious decoration. The Book is undated having "Copyright edition" on reverse of title page. No advertisements at rear.
Size -Small
Poirot.
One novelette By Christie and one short story by E Phillips Oppenheim.
Dust wrapper details-A madman clutching a knife on the front cover and bloodstained hands on the rear. The True first edition has 5 paragraphs of publishers blurb on the front turnover . Later editions have a list of other books in the series.
Contains;
1-The Underdog (Christie).
2-Blackman's Wood. (E Phillips Oppenheim)

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