CLUTCH OF CONSTABLES.
by MARSH, Ngaio
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins Crime Club, London. 1968. 1st. edn. Hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. Orig. red cloth, gilt to slightly bumped spine. VG+ in VG d/w with v. slight wear to top of spine.
Synopsis
Clutch of Constables is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-fifth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1968. The plot concerns art forgery, and takes place on a cruise on a fictional river in the Norfolk Broads; the "Constable" referred to in the title is John Constable, whose works are mentioned by several characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Russell Needham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1505
- Title
- CLUTCH OF CONSTABLES.
- Author
- MARSH, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Collins Crime Club, London. 1968.
- Keywords
- CRIME CLUB COLLINS DETECTIVE FICTION ALLEYN
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