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Murder in Mesopotamia
de Agatha Christie
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 1,413.05EUR 1,271.75
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Crime Club, by Collins, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The uncommon first edition of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot murder mystery, in the scarce publisher's original cloth binding. The uncommon first edition, first impression.Set at an archaeological excavation in Iraq, the novel draws from Christie's experienced visiting Ur, where she met her husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan.When a nurse travels to Iraq to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist, events culminate in murder. Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey across the desert to unravel a mystery which taxes even his grey cells.With four pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, bright. Minor bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration towards tail of spine. Slightl handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting throughout the work, with instances of foxing to page perimeters. Very Good
Sinopsis
Murder in Mesopotamia is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on July 6, 1936 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. The book features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 873F40
- Título
- Murder in Mesopotamia
- Autor
- Agatha Christie
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Crime Club, by Collins
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1936
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Hercule Poirot miss marple detective fiction queen of crime miss marple
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
