# Is "The Listerdale Mystery" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Listerdale Mystery by Agatha Christie (William Collins, 1934) is identified by: UK Collins, June 1934, priced the printed price; a collection of lighter, often romantic mystery and crime stories. The UK Collins printing is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins, June 1934, priced the printed price; a collection of lighter, often romantic mystery and crime stories
- No contemporary US edition; the individual stories later appeared in various US collections
- Publisher imprint reads William Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | William Collins |
| Year | 1934 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins, June 1934, priced the printed price; a collection of lighter, often romantic… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Collins, June 1934, priced the printed price; a collection of lighter, often romantic mystery and crime stories. No contemporary US edition; the individual stories later appeared in various US collections.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Collins printing is the true first. There was no contemporary US book edition of this collection.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Collins impressions and reprints follow.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Listerdale Mystery* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-listerdale-mystery
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.