Description: AGATHA CHRISTIE - ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, published by UK publisher Collins, copyright 1958, First Printing (states "Copyright Agatha Christie, Ltd., 1958" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), lists to "4-50 From Paddington" on list of Christie books to left of title page, red boards with black lettering to spine. Book has no former owner or used bookstore markings/stamps inside, no tape residue or discoloration to endpapers, no foxing to pages or endpapers, slight dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing), faint drop spot to top outer page edge, tight pages with no creased page corners, no wear to board edges or corners or to spine tips, no spine sun fading, faint moisture stain to top left on rear board otherwise no soiling or staining to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust jacket has no chipping, tearing, or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease (just a hint of wear at corners), no spine sun darkening, small moisture stains to white rear panel otherwise just a hint of dust soiling/age darkening to rear panel, no other soiling or staining to panels, no edge wear. Overall a VG+/FINE- book in VG+ condition dust jacket (price clipped) of a rare late 1950s era UK Agatha Christie 1st printing. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1st printing hardcover books up for auction on ebay - just click on the 'see other items' link to the right of the picture. NOTE - MEDIA MAIL ROUTINELY TAKES 3-4 WEEKS (REGARDLESS OF WHAT EBAY MAY SAY - THEY DON'T CONTROL THE POST OFFICE). For U.S. buyers, both priority mail (3-5 days) and media mail (3-4 weeks) shipping options will be listed in the ebay invoice (or if the book is a paperback or small magazine both 1st class mail (5-7 days) and media mail shipping options will be listed in the ebay invoice) - SIMPLY CLICK ON THE BLUE 'OTHER SHIPPING OPTIONS' LINK IN THE INVOICE TO SEE BOTH SHIPPING OPTIONS/COST. DELIVERY CONFIRMATION IS NOT TRACKING (despite what ebay and paypal want to call it - again they don't control the U.S. post office). Delivery confirmation is merely what it says it is - it confirms delivery to prevent fraudulent chargebacks of claimed unreceived items (which is why I don't charge for delivery confirmation in the shipping costs). Also, since I print shipping labels from home (as opposed to purchasing shipping at the post office), the delivery confirmation number IS NOT SCANNED BY THE POST OFFICE AT THIS END. Therefore, in most cases, the first time that the Post Office will show anything when you check the delivery confirmation number is when the package hits your local post office/sorting center (basically the day before its delivered to you). Occasionally (about 25% of the time) a package will get scanned at the Federal Way, WA transfer station, but in the vast majority of the cases the delivery confirmation won't show anything until basically the day before you get the package. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS WON (if you would like estimates of what combined shipping costs might be for a certain group of auctions, please e-mail me before the auctions close but a very rough estimate is $.50-$1.00 per additional book for media mail, $1.00-$2.00 per additional book for priority mail, and $6.00-$7.00 per additional book for international mail). As for returns -All items are used (not new) books and therefore are sold as-is, which is why I try to provide a fairly detailed description of the item itself (i.e. what it is and what it is not) as well its specific condition, noting any significant defects (for collectible items). Book grades are provided in the posting, however book grading standards/categories very widely from seller to seller, so please do not rely solely on the grade that I have given a book or ebay's provided "condition" box description, without considering the specific condition/defects described for that particular book. I do, on occasion, miss a significant defect in an item or simply make a cut/paste error in the description (i.e. an error in the description from using a prior posting as the "shell" for this book's description), and for collectible items, if that happens, on a case-by-case basis I do issue a full refund (including the cost of return shipping) depending upon the collectible significance of the undisclosed defect.
Price: 109.99 USD
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
End Time: 2024-11-07T05:41:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Collins
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Mystery, Thriller
Modified Item: No
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1959
Original/Facsimile: Original