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Agatha Christie : They Came to Baghdad

Dodd , Mead and Company, New York, 1951

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. T1 - A first US edition (same date) hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some small tears and open tears on the edges, corners, and some sides, some scattered small tears/cracks, chipping, wrinkling, and crease on the spine, "C3TY" written on the front flap, tanning, and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners and chipping on the edges, wrinkling on the spine edges, previous owner's name written on the front fxied endpaper, some darkened patches on the endpapers, light tanning and shelf wear. Red Badge Detective. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.5"x5.75", 218 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. They Came to Baghdad is an adventure novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 5 March 1951 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50. The book was inspired by Christie's own trips to Baghdad with her second husband, archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, and is also one of few Christie novels belonging to the action and spy fiction genres, rather than to mysteries and whodunnits.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

First US Edition