AGATHA CHRISTIE - THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, published by UK Thriller Book Club, copyright 1951, FIRST PRINTING THUS (says "Printed in Great Britain -- 1951" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings, lists to "A Murder is Announced" on list of Christie books to left of title page, maroon boards with black lettering on spine. NOTE - THERE WERE ONLY 3 AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE "THRILLER BOOK CLUB" (THIS BOOK, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, AND A POCKET FULL OF RYE) - ALL WERE PRINTED IN VERY SMALL QUANTITIES (AS THE THRILLER BOOK CLUB HAD A MUCH SMALLER MEMBERSHIP THAN THE BROADER UK "THE BOOK CLUB") and EACH HAD UNIQUE ARTWORK ONLY FOUND ON THIS PARTICULAR BOOK. Book has no creased page corners, no former ownership markings or used book store marks/stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers - no tape staining or markings, no foxing to pages or endpapers, slight age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing/dust soiling), no spine lean, tight white pages with sharp corners, no wear to board edges, board corners, or to spine tips, no spine sun fading, no soiling or stains, no wear/loss to black spine lettering. Dust jacket has no chipping, tearing, or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, hint of wear to front flap crease, no spine sun fading/darkening, slight dust soiling to rear panel otherwise no soiling or staining to panels, couple of nicks to edges on rear panel otherwise no edge wear. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+ condition dust jacket of a rare early 1950s era UK Agatha Christie printing with original dust jacket. I have a number of other U.K. and U.S. Agatha Christie 1s printing hardcover books up for sale.

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Title

They Came To Baghdad - RARE UK THRILLER BOOK CLUB EDITION W/DUST JACKET

Publisher

Thriller Book Club (U.K.)

Publication Date

1951

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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