False Scent
por Ngaio Marsh
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Very Good Indeed
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Crime Club by Collins, 1960. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An exceptionally bright first edition of the twenty-first Roderick Alleyn novel from Ngaio Marsh. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.In this novel, Alleyn investigates the murder of a West End stage actress during her fiftieth birthday party. The subject reflects Marsh's interest in the theatre, where she worked as a director for some time.Marsh is regarded as one of the Queens of Crime of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, and Margery Allingham. Her best known character is Inspector Roderick Alleyn, a gentleman detective working for the Met Police. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper front wrap exceptionally bright. Significant spotting to perimeters of rear wrap, and reverse of dust wrapper. Minor closed tears to head of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
Sinopse
False Scent is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-first novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1960. The plot concerns the murder of an aging stage actress, and continues Marsh's fascination with the theater and with acting.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 890F17
- Título
- False Scent
- Autor
- Ngaio Marsh
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Crime Club by Collins
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1960
- Dimensão
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- false scent ngaio marsh Crime Fiction Roderick Alleyn ngaio marsh
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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