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Clutch of Constables and Tied Up In Tinsel
by Ngaio Marsh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Crime Club, Collins, 1968-1972 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Two first edition works by the New Zealand mystery writer Ngaio Marsh in their original dust wrappers. First editions of Clutch of Constables and Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh in the original publisher's cloth bindings and dust wrappers. The dust wrapper to 'Clutch of Constables' is clipped. Ngaio Marsh was a New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director. She was appointed DBE in 1966. In the original publisher's cloth bindings and dust wrappers. The dust wrapper to 'Clutch of Constables' is clipped. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the dust wrappers, particularly to 'Tinted', which has a few small tears and scratches, as well as some small tears to the head and tail of the spine. 'Clutch' has some slight creases to the dust wrapper and it is slightly faded to the spine. To the bindings, there is some minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843W11
- Title
- Clutch of Constables and Tied Up In Tinsel
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crime Club, Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968-1972
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Ngaio Marsh Mystery First edition Dust wrapper Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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