Clutch of Constables
by Ngaio Marsh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Little, Brown, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. First Edition. 244 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black an tan paper covered boards. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Loss to jacket's spine ends and front panel.
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
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1681400780GEO
- Title
- Clutch of Constables
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Date Published
- 1969
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....