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Christie's play about the pharaoh was first published by Collins in London in May 1973 (ISBN 0 00 211038 5, 157 pages). The Dodd, Mead edition from New York (ISBN 0 396 06822 7) is the American edition and should not be confused with it. The Collins first is a cloth hardback issued in a dust jacket; dealers offer it with both clipped and unclipped jackets, and an unclipped jacket is preferable. HarperCollins reissued the play as a facsimile hardback on 29 October 2009, so check the publisher's name and the date on the copyright page.
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Collins, London, in 1973, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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