# Is "At Bertram's Hotel" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1965) is identified by: First published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965; the US Dodd, Mead edition followed in 1966. The UK Collins Crime Club edition of 15 November 1965 is the true first, preceding the US Dodd, Mead edition by roughly a year.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965; the US Dodd, Mead edition followed in 1966
- The first-issue dust wrapper was designed by Brian Russell and carries the original net price on the front flap, present on unclipped copies
- A Miss Marple novel
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1965 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965; the US Dodd… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965; the US Dodd, Mead edition followed in 1966. The first-issue dust wrapper was designed by Brian Russell and carries the original net price on the front flap, present on unclipped copies. A Miss Marple novel.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Collins Crime Club edition of 15 November 1965 is the true first, preceding the US Dodd, Mead edition by roughly a year.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Collins impressions and the book club editions follow the first; the first has no additional printings listed on the copyright page and retains the 1965 date.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *At Bertram's Hotel* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/at-bertrams-hotel
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.