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Swing, Brother, Swing
by Ngaio Marsh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$244.17$219.75
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart copy of one of Ngaio Marsh's gripping Roderick Alleyn murder mystery novels, the first edition, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The fifteenth Roderick Alleyn novel, 'Swing, Brother, Swing' cocnerns the murder of a big ban accordionist, a thrilling murder mystery set in 1940s London.This title was published in the U.S. as 'A Wreath for Rivera'. Ngaio Marsh was one of the leading Queens of Crime during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Two small marks to the head of the front joint. Spine is a touch faded, with light bumping to the head and tail. A few scattered spots to the fore edge. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper resulting in small chips to the tail of the spine, with tape repairs to the reverse. Dust wrapper with some light rubbing and minor marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Swing Brother Swing is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the fifteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1949. The plot concerns the murder of a big band leader in London; the novel was published as A Wreath for Rivera in the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891P4
- Title
- Swing, Brother, Swing
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Swing, Brother, Swing ngaio marsh a wreath for rivera accordian ngaio marsh
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Rooke Books
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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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- The heel of the spine.
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
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- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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