A Clutch of Constables [Chief Inspector Alleyn 25]
by Marsh, Ngaio
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 1968 VG/VG. 12mo. original orange boards (a little rubbed & bumped, prev. owner's name to verso FFE, some spotting) in dustwrapper (rubbed & a little frayed, spine sunning); pp. 254 (last blank), with endpaper map. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG.
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
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019572
- Title
- A Clutch of Constables [Chief Inspector Alleyn 25]
- Author
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins - The Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Ngaio Marsh A Clutch of Constables Crime Fiction Mystery Thriller Roderick Alleyn
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About the Seller
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- 12mo
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- VG/VG
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- First Edition
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- Verso
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
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