Author: Agatha Christie
Title: Death Comes As the End
Description: London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first UK edition of this atypical work of historical fiction from Agatha Christie, set in Thebes in 2000 BC. The first UK edition, first impression. This novel was initially published the year prior in the US.This is notable for being the first full-length novel combining historical fiction and the whodunit/detective story, a genre which would later come to prominence.The novel is notable for its high body count, and is comparable to 'And Then There Were None' in this respect. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of fading to back strip, with minor shelf wear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .
Keywords: thebes historical fiction hercule poirot miss marple historical fiction None
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Title: Death Comes As the End
Description: London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first UK edition of this atypical work of historical fiction from Agatha Christie, set in Thebes in 2000 BC. The first UK edition, first impression. This novel was initially published the year prior in the US.This is notable for being the first full-length novel combining historical fiction and the whodunit/detective story, a genre which would later come to prominence.The novel is notable for its high body count, and is comparable to 'And Then There Were None' in this respect. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A touch of fading to back strip, with minor shelf wear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .
Keywords: thebes historical fiction hercule poirot miss marple historical fiction None
Price: GBP 200.00 = appr. US$ 285.60 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 924F29
- Book number: 924F29
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction