Cat Among the Pigeons – Agatha Christie (1st Edition, 1st Impression, 1959)

This Collins Crime Club first edition (1959) is of interest to collectors of Agatha Christie first editions, Hercule Poirot first editions, and 20th century crime fiction.

About: Near fine first edition, first impression, a small stain on the foot of the book, some light rubbing to the dust jacket: overall a beautiful copy with a striking abstract purple and blue dust jacket design. Dedication to Stella and Larry Kirwan. Printed in Great Britain by Collins Clear-Type Press, London and Glasgow.

Details:

• Title: Cat Among the Pigeons
• Author: Agatha Christie
• Publisher: Collins, London
• Publication Date: 1959
• Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Impression
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ (light rubbing)

Synopsis: First edition, first impression Collins Crime Club imprint, original dust jacket, collectible Agatha Christie title, desirable for bibliophiles and Christie collectors.

Review: Agatha Christie's Cat Among the Pigeons is a 1959 Hercule Poirot mystery set largely in an English girls' boarding school, Meadowbank, where a series of murders follow the arrival of a new term. The novel opens with a revolution in the fictional Middle Eastern state of Ramat, where a cache of jewels is smuggled out by a departing prince. Christie weaves together espionage, hidden identity, and classic whodunit plotting, with Poirot appearing in the final third to unravel the mystery with characteristic precision.