Agatha Christie — Murder in Mesopotamia

London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. 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 . Ill.: None. Very Good .