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MARTIN, ANDREW: : THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY CLUB

LONDON.FABER & FABER LIMITED,2012.

ISBN 9780571249619.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photograph with glossy,Islamic-style decorative border frame to front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised, embossed gilt-lettered title,capitalised, embossed,white-lettered author name and other  flat printed, lettered strap line; spine/ backstrip with white coloured+lettered title+ author name and publisher's white lettered+ illustrated colophon to head of same,rear panel illustrated with a regional railway map of Mesopotamia,Summer 1917.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp ,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain dark khaki/brown cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-291pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3,comprising 2, 15 and 2 chapters,a Historical Note; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, Acknowledgememnts,individual Pts separator pages,and to the rear 6pp blanks.                Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. 'The Baghdad Railway Club' is the new book and the 8th in his much-loved 'Jim Stringer' series which began with 'The Necropolis Railway' in 2002.The third and fourth books in the series,'Murder at Deviation Junction' and 'Death on a Branch Line',were shortlisted for the Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award and, in 2008, Andrew Martin was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. Baghdad 1917. Captain Jim Stringer, invalided from the Western Front, has been dispatched to investigate what looks like a nasty case of treason. He arrives to find a city on the point of insurrection, his cover apparently blown - and his only contact lying dead with flies in his eyes. As Baghdad swelters in a particularly torrid summer, the heat alone threatens the lives of the British soldiers who occupy the city. The recently ejected Turks are still a danger - and many of the local Arabs are none too friendly either.                                          For Jim, who is not particularly good in warm weather, the situation grows pricklier by the day. Aside from his investigation, he is working on the railways around the city. His boss is the charming, enigmatic Lieutenant-Colonel Shepherd, who presides over the gracious dining society called The Baghdad Railway Club - and who may or may not be a Turkish agent. Jim's search for the truth brings him up against murderous violence in a heat-dazed, labyrinthine city where an enemy awaits around every corner.                Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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