{"product_id":"miss-marple-novels-first-folio-society-edition","title":"Miss Marple Novels (First Folio Society Edition)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 92, 79);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe four Miss Marple novels in the Folio Society’s illustrated set, with colour plates by Andrew Davidson and an introduction by Christie’s biographer, Laura Thompson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMiss Marple first appeared in “The Tuesday Night Club”, a short story published in the \u003cem\u003eRoyal Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in December 1927, and made her first novel appearance in \u003cem\u003eThe Murder at the Vicarage\u003c\/em\u003e (1930). Christie drew on the elderly women of her step-grandmother’s circle for her. The village of St Mary Mead gave her a base from which to look at human nature, and her quiet attention to it proved a match for the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe four novels in this set span almost half a century. \u003cem\u003eThe Murder at the Vicarage\u003c\/em\u003e (1930) was followed by \u003cem\u003eThe Body in the Library\u003c\/em\u003e (1942) and \u003cem\u003eA Pocket Full of Rye\u003c\/em\u003e (1953). \u003cem\u003eSleeping Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, written and set in the 1940s but held back by Christie, was published last, in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Folio Society’s set pairs the novels with Andrew Davidson’s illustrations, a frontispiece and six colour plates to each volume. The introduction is by Laura Thompson, who considers the life experiences behind Miss Marple and what the apparent simplicity of the novels reveals about human nature. The volumes were also sold individually. They are bound in buckram in a different colour for each novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHRISTIE, Agatha.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiss Marple Novels.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Murder at the Vicarage; The Body in the Library; A Pocket Full of Rye; Sleeping Murder. With an introduction by Laura Thompson and illustrations by Andrew Davidson.\u003c\/em\u003e London: The Folio Society, [2014].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition. \u003c\/strong\u003eLarge octavo, four volumes in slipcase. A frontispiece and six colour illustrations by Andrew Davidson in each volume. Bound in buckram, each volume in a different colour, with an illustrated cover design and gilt titling to the spine. There are shelf markings to the slipcase, some loss to the spine titling and some markings along the edges of the volumes. A near fine set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Additional postage may apply for international orders. We will contact you after purchase if so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNot currently on display in store. For viewing or more information, please contact: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000918\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agatha Christie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67795863437555,"sku":"1110003024510","price":600.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_f2e733e5-b5ae-4905-a4c6-e72d7016b174.png?v=1792559619","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/miss-marple-novels-first-folio-society-edition","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}