Death Comes as The End.

CHRISTIE, [Dame] Agatha (1890-1976).

London: For The Crime Club by Collins, 1945. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Clipped 'Agatha Christie' signature laid to title page by a previous owner, likely cut from a letter or taken from an autograph book; upon close inspection it appears consistent with other examples. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.160. Secondary (Times or W.H.Smith style) binding of blue cloth titled in black, pictorial dust-jacket with reduced label 5/- to spine. Contents and edges are very clean, no inscriptions. Autographed paper has toned. Jacket is bright, gently sunned to spine. A groundbreaking novel in which Christie anticipates the modern popularity of historical detective stories by setting her murder plot in ancient Egypt. The book was fully researched, with each chapter scrutinised by leading Egyptologist Prof. Stephen Glanville, who was a colleague of the author's husband, British Museum archaeologist Max Mallowan. Christie accompanied the pair on many excavations and travelled extensively throughout Egypt and the Holy Land. She had a great knowledge of the area and was a junior member of the archaeology team. 'Death Comes as the End' is one of several of her books set in the Middle East. Other classics include 'Murder on the Orient Express' (Syria, 1934), 'Murder in Mesopotamia' (Iraq, 1936), 'Death on the Nile' (Egypt, 1937), 'Appointment with Death' (Jerusalem, 1938), and 'They Came to Baghdad' (Iraq, 1951). Item #76125

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