Agatha Christie — Death Comes As the End

New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this unique novel by Agatha Christie, one of her only historical mystery novels, set against the backdrop of Ancient Egypt. The first U.S. edition, first printing. This U.S. edition was published the year prior the first U.K. editionIn the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'Death Comes as the End' is a unique mystery novel set in Thebes in 2000 BC, one of Christie's only historical mystery novels that's not set in Europe.This novel is also notable as it was the first full-length novel that combined the whodunit story with historical fiction.Written by the queen of crime fiction, Agatha Christie. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A couple of very light marks to the cloth. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in small closed tears. Light rubbing and handling marks to the wraps. Spine is a little sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.