
It was part of a letter - an unusual letter from an unusual man. Miss Jane Marple sat in the big armchair by the fireplace in her house at St Mary Mead, and repeated a sentence under her breath. All books described honestly and accurately.

Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. Odd small mark/minor foxing to top edge of pages. Odd very small bump/scratch to top edge of a few pages. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with minor pushing/bumping to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. 2cms), creasing/rubbing to edges, little dustiness/foxing/browning to reverse (white side), little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, creasing/small tears to front/back inner flaps, minor fading to spine, a few small bumps/scratches and is in only fair condition. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, the odd small mark, a few tears (largest approx. True first British printing with original clipped jacket.
