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THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD
by Christie, Agatha
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1966. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo, light green cloth with red lettering on spine and red badge on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting striking line drawings of turbaned fiugres and a woman in silhouette, red topstain by publisher, 218 pages. SUPERIOR CONDITION internally & externally for this uncommon thriller about international intrigue. Solid and clean cloth with previous owner's stamp on rear free endpaper. Dust jacket is bright and unclipped with a few minute nicks, and moderate edge- and corner- wear. <br/><br/>Dame Agatha Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (1890 - 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. This novel was inspired by her travels in Baghdad with her archaeologist second husband,, Sir Max Mallowan. <br/><br/>In They Came to Baghdad, Victoria, a young adventurer from London who goes to the Middle East in search of love, finds a wounded spy who dies in her room. His last words: "Lucifer...Basrah...Lefarge" - propel her into investigation... <br/><br/>The political thriller was first published by Collins Crime Club (London) in 1951, and by Dodd, Mead in 1952.
Synopsis
E-book exclusive extras: 'Agatha Christie in Baghdad,' extensive selections from Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. Plus: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Came to Baghdad.Agatha Christie first visited Baghdad as a tourist in 1927; many years later she would become a resident of the exotic and then open city, and it was here, and while on archaeological digs throughout Iraq with her husband, Sir Max Mallowan, that Agatha Christie wrote some of her most important works.They Came to Baghdad is one of Agatha Christie's highly successful forays into the spy thriller genre. In this novel, Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret superpower summit. But the word is out, and an underground organisation is plotting to sabotage the talks.Into this explosive situation stumbles Victoria Jones, a young woman with a yearning for adventure who gets more than she bargains for when a wounded secret agent dies in her hotel room. Now, if only she could make sense of his final words: 'Lucifer... Basrah... Lefarge...'
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Details
- Seller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 7120
- Title
- THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- kidnapping, Iraq,
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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