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Died in the Wool
by Ngaio Marsh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Litlle, Brown and Company, 1945. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Good copy in fair jacket. In peach cloth covers with nmaroon lettering on front cover and same on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Some discoloration to endpapers. Bumping of ends of spine and corners. Water stains on lower front and rear edges. Moderate shelf wear. Jacjet is intact but without price. Missing pieces on upper spine and middle spine. Moderate to heavy shelf wear. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request.. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Died in the Wool is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the thirteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1945. The novel concerns the murder of a New Zealand parliamentarian on a remote sheep farm, said to be located near Mount Cook. Like the previous novel in the series the story takes place during World War II with Alleyn doing counterespionage work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004627
- Title
- Died in the Wool
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Litlle, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
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