• Front cover of Agatha Christie 4.50 from Paddington Classic Vintage Crime Fiction book showing a woman being thrown from a steam train into the mist.
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Agatha Christie 4.50 from Paddington Vintage Hardback Book Classic Crime Fiction 1950's

Agatha Christie 4.50 from Paddington Vintage Hardback Book Classic Crime Fiction 1950's

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4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie Classic Super Vintage Hardback book from the 1950's

This super hardback edition of Agatha Christies "4.50 from Paddington" is a Book Club First Edition Thus published in 1959 shortly after this novel was first released.

A very pleasing copy of this Classic Crime Detection story by the Queen of the Genre Agatha Christie. Nice to find with the evocative dust jacket that have so often been lost from these fab old 1950's books one of the freshest copies of this book I have seen for a long time.

In "4.50 from Paddington," Christie introduces us to the indomitable Miss Marple, an astute and observant amateur detective. When a witness aboard a passing train claims to have witnessed a murder in a train traveling parallel to hers, Miss Marple takes it upon herself to unravel the truth behind this perplexing crime.

Agatha Christie's masterful storytelling comes to life in this enthralling tale and we can  join Miss Marple as she sifts through a web of deceit, suspects, and hidden motives.

No one suspects that this humble old lady has such a scintillating intelligence. With each turn of the page, the suspense builds, leading you closer to a shocking revelation that will leave you breathless. Immerse yourself in the brilliance of Miss Marple's deductive reasoning and experience the thrill of solving a perplexing crime alongside one of literature's most beloved detectives created by Agatha Christie.

Rediscover the nostalgic pleasure of Agatha Christie's Crime Fiction books as you unravel the skillfully constructed but tangled web of secrets and deception.

Enjoy this Agatha Christie Classic in a lovely Nostalgic hardback book dating from the 1950's when this book was first released to scores of Agatha Christie Fans waiting with baited breath for her next thrilling novel.

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Kittys Notes & Book Snippet

"Having done her Christmas shopping Mrs. McGillicuddy relaxes happy in a train. Then another train, going in the same direction draws abreast and for some minutes the two trains proceed side by side. That has happened to all of us. But in a first class carriage of the second train, Mrs. McGillicuddy sees, to her horror, a man strangling a woman...Then the second train gathers speed and vanishes into the night.

Who was the woman? Who was the man who strangled her? And why is the body not found for so long? As Mrs. McGillicuddy is going to stay with her old friend Miss Marple, you may be sure that these questions all get answered in the end.

Once again Agatha Christie demonstrates the ingenuity and mastery which have made her the most famous of crime writers. Once again she presents a story that will grip every reader from its exciting and unusual opening to the convincing solution at the end. "

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  • Collectable
  • First Edition
  • Classic Crime Novel

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Read about the life of Agatha Christie and browse more of her classic crime fiction books.


Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) wrote '4.50 from Paddington'.

Publisher: The Book Club, 121 Charing Cross London
Date: 1959
Edition: First Edition Thus (First time in this format)
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Full Colour

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Condition Notes: VERY GOOD

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This is fresh from the attic in very good vintage condition.

Nice clean copy with a few minimal signs of wear considering its age.

Pages still quite bright and fresh unusual in these books which are often very foxed instead this copy is quite fresh and clean overall.

The book has various signs of shelfwear but generally appears little read and overall very good indeed.

Dust Jacket also very good with just a few small marks and creases. Very slightly scuffed to extremities

Spring green cloth boards underneath wrapper quite fresh just slightly faded to top and bottom and corners a little bumped.

Spine Intact and good with titles visible not cracked.

No names or inscriptions or graffiti of any kind written in the book.

Lovely Vintage 1950's edition of this classic Agatha Christie Book.

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SIZE: 19 cms x 12.5cms
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 256

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