Agatha Christie — They Came to Baghdad

London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this standalone political thriller by Queen of Crime Agatha Christie. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.'They Came to Baghdad' was inspired by Agatha's own trips to Baghdad with her archaeologist husband Sir Max Mallowan. A thrilling tale of espionage and action, this is one of Christie's few novels not to follow the formula of a mystery novel or whodunnit. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip tail, and bright boards. Lacking the majority of the dust wrapper front wrap, with remaining portion torn in two, separating the front flyleaf from the front wrap. Further loss to tail of back strip, with minor loss to back strip head. Dust wrapper age toned, with light spotting to reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Fair.