Montblanc Meisterstuck Agatha Christie black resin and sterling silver fountain pen.<ul><li>Model: Meisterstuck Writer's Edition</li><li>Number: 13310/30000</li><li>Cap: Black resin, sterling silver and ruby</li><li>Barrel: Black resin and sterling silver</li><li>Nib/Tip: Eighteen-karat medium gold nib</li><li>Signed: Agatha Christie, Montblanc Meisterstuck Edition on cap</li><li>Does not include a presentation box.</li><li>This piece is final sale and not eligible for return.</li></ul>

Meisterstuck Agatha Christie Fountain Pen

A <a href="v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finely bound</a> set of the crime novels of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?locale=en&amp;Book%20Subject=Fine%2520bindings&amp;query=Agatha%20Christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 24 volumes.</li><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969-1972.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>Bound in red half calf, with raised bands ruled in gilt, twin black title labels lettered in gilt, matching red cloth over boards, top edges gilt.</li></ul> This impressive collection was issued over a two-year period and is complete as published. It includes all her published crime novels up to 1971, with a new foreword by the author in the first volume. Known originally as one of the four Queens of Crime, Christie’s prominence has grown to the point where to many she simply is The Queen. This collection features many novels that changed the face of the crime genre, and are regarded as masterpieces of fiction. Contents: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Murder on the Orient Express, Murder at The Vicarage, A Murder is Announced, Murder is Easy, The ABC Murders, Murder in The Mews, Murder in Mesopotamia, Murder on the Links, Lord Edgeware Dies, Mrs McGinty’s Dead, Dead Man’s Folly, The Hound of Death, Appointment with Death, Death on The Nile, Death in The Clouds, Death Comes as the End, Peril at End House, Crooked House, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, Poirot’s Christmas, Poirot Investigates, Parker Pyne Investigates, They Do it with Mirrors, The Mirror Crack’d, The Clocks, The Seven Dials Mystery, The Listerdale Mystery, The Sittaford Mystery, A Caribbean Mystery, The Mystery of The Blue Train, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, And Then There Were None, Five Little Pigs, Third Girl, The Big Four, The Thirteen Problems, Towards Zero, Three Act Tragedy, The Hollow, The Moving Finger, 4.50 From Paddington, Passenger to Frankfurt, Evil Under the Sun, At Bertram’s Hotel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans, Dumb Witness, Taken at The Flood, They Came to Baghdad, Sparkling Cyanide, The Secret of Chimneys, After the Funeral, The Body in The Library, Halloween Party, The Pale Horse, The Secret Adversary, By the Pricking of My Thumbs, The Mysterious Mr Quin, Endless Night, The Man in The Brown Suit, Ordeal by Innocence, One, Two Buckle my Shoe, Cards On the Table, N or M?, Cat Among the Pigeons, The Labours of Hercules, Hickory Dickory Dock, Partners in Crime, Sad Cypress, Nemesis, A Pocketful of Rye and Destination Unknown. Please note: This item is excluded from complimentary shipping. Shipping quote will be calculated at time of purchase.

The Agatha Christie Crime Collection

Montblanc Meisterstuck Agatha Christie black resin and sterling silver fountain pen.<ul><li>Model: Meisterstuck Writer's Edition</li><li>Number: 13311/30000</li><li>Cap: Black resin, sterling silver and ruby</li><li>Barrel: Black resin and sterling silver</li><li>Nib/Tip: Eighteen-karat medium gold nib</li><li>Signed: Agatha Christie, Montblanc Meisterstuck Edition on cap</li><li>Does not include a presentation box.</li><li>This piece is final sale and not eligible for return.</li></ul>

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Agatha%20Christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>'s Sad Cypress.<ul><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: Collins, 1940.</li><li>Bound in red cloth, with dustjacket.</li></ul> A first edition, first printing published by Collins [Crime Club] in 1940. The story revolves around the character of Elinor Carlisle, who is accused of murdering her rival in love, Mary Gerrard. Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate. The novel delves into themes of jealousy, love, and the complexities of human relationships, with Poirot using his keen deductive skills to uncover the truth behind the murder. As with many of Christie’s works, Sad Cypress is known for its intricate plot and unexpected twists. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare’s play ‘Twelfth Night’ and is partly courtroom based.

Sad Cypress

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing&nbsp;of The Secret of Chimneys by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Agatha%20Christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>.<ul><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: John Lane/The Bodley Head, 1925.</li><li>True first issue with two pages of adverts to the rear.</li></ul> The Secret of Chimneys is a 1925 detective novel by Agatha Christie. It follows adventurer Anthony Cade, who is tasked with delivering a political memoir and a cache of letters. His journey leads him to Chimneys, an English country estate tied to royal intrigue, blackmail, and murder. A prince’s assassination, a missing jewel, and numerous suspects - including aristocrats, spies, and politicians—make for a gripping mystery. Scotland Yard’s Superintendent Battle investigates, uncovering hidden identities and secret agendas.

The Secret of Chimneys First Edition

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of Poirot Investigates by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Agatha%20Christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>.<ul><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: The Bodley Head / John Lane, 1924.</li></ul> Poirot Investigates is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie featuring the renowned Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. This compilation marks an early exploration of Poirot’s methodical and cerebral approach to solving mysteries, highlighting his use of "little grey cells" to unravel complex cases. The stories, including "The Adventure of the Western Star" and "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor," showcase Poirot's deductive reasoning, often contrasting with the more action-oriented tendencies of his companion, Captain Hastings. Christie's narrative style in this collection emphasises psychological insight, misdirection, and meticulous plot construction, establishing key elements that would define her subsequent works in the detective fiction genre.

Poirot Investigates First Edition

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of The Body in the Library by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Agatha+Christie&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>.<ul><li>Agatha&nbsp;Christie (English).</li><li>London: Collins Crime Club, 1942.</li><li>Presented in the price-clipped dust wrapper.</li></ul> Agatha Christie’s The Body in the Library (1942) features Miss Marple investigating the shocking discovery of an unknown young woman found dead in the Bantrys’ library. The seemingly respectable setting contrasts with the lurid nature of the crime. As Miss Marple unravels alibis, social pretenses, and hidden motives, the case leads to a seaside resort and a web of deceit involving identity, greed, and manipulation. The novel showcases Christie’s skill in misdirection and village-society observation.

The Body in the Library First Edition

A UK first edition of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=agatha%20christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christie</a>'s Sparkling Cyanide.<ul><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: Published for The Crime Club, 1945.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>First UK edition.</li><li>Bound in the publisher's red cloth, titles to spine in black, pictorial dust-jacket, price-clipped.</li></ul> First published in the USA in February 1945 under the title of Remembered Death, it was published in the UK in December of the same year under <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=agatha%20christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christie</a>'s original title, Sparkling Cyanide.

Sparkling Cyanide

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of Murder on the Orient Express by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Agatha%20Christie&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agatha Christie</a>.&nbsp;<ul><li>Agatha Christie (English).</li><li>London: Collins [The Crime Club], 1934.</li><li>Complete with the wrap-around band, declaring the book to be ‘Book of the Month.’</li></ul> The classic detective novel, written by Christie and featuring Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot. A luxurious train journey on the Orient Express turns sinister when a wealthy American, Samuel Ratchett, is found murdered in his compartment, stabbed multiple times. As the train is stranded by a snowstorm, Poirot investigates the passengers, uncovering hidden connections and motives. The plot twists reveal Ratchett was a fugitive involved in a child kidnapping and murder. In a dramatic conclusion, Poirot discovers all the passengers conspired to kill Ratchett as an act of justice. The novel is celebrated for its ingenious resolution and moral complexity.

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