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London : Geoffrey Bles, (1935). First edition : in the secondary binding, lettered in black. An early Ngaio Marsh murder mystery that opens at 10 Downing Street - Inspector Alleyn, etc.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 286,[ii]pp. Original red-pink cloth, blocked and lettered in black; a little sunned; faint crease to upper cover; some spotting, mainly of edges and endpapers; crossed-through ownership inscription; a good and sound copy of a scarce book. Barzun & Taylor 2434. Hubin p.275.

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London : William Collins, (1942). First edition. In the well-known Britain in Pictures (British Commonwealth in Pictures) series. The name of Marsh's co-author R. M. Burdon (1896-1965) was incorrectly spelt "Burden" on the title-page and omitted altogether from the dust-jacket.
Foolscap 4to. (48)pp. Twelve colour plates (including two from paintings by Ngaio Marsh herself). Illustrations. Original white boards, patterned in black and brown; neat contemporary ownership inscription; very good in the original dust-jacket, patterned in black and brown in the same design - just very slightly rubbed. Carney 26.

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London : Collins for The Crime Club, (1942). First British edition.
Crown 8vo. 320pp. Original orange cloth, lettered across spine in black; spine just a little sunned; a few faint marks, but a very good, clean and sound copy of a difficult title. With the bookplate of C.G.Retzner. Hubin p.275.

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London : Collins for The Crime Club, (1943). First edition. Set in the North Island of New Zealand.
Crown 8vo. 256pp. Original orange cloth, lettered across spine in black; a little darkened and dulled; lower cover marked; front endpaper partly cracked; a little shaken; a reasonable copy. Barzun & Taylor 2409. Hubin p.275.

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London : Collins for The Crime Club, (1945). First edition. Alleyn on a sheep station in New Zealand.
Crown 8vo. (256)pp. Original orange cloth, lettered across spine in black; some slight wear; a few marks; slight crease to upper cover; a little shaken; colour pencil marks on endpapers; but a reasonable copy in the original dust-jacket - a design by Russ in brown, yellow, black and white - slightly used, lightly chipped and price-clipped. Barzun & Taylor 2415. Hubin p.275.

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Christchurch : Caxton Press, 1946. First edition.
Crown 8vo. (32)pp. Original pale grey stapled wrappers, lettered on upper wrap in blue and black; wrappers a little damp-stained, particularly on lower wrap; name on upper wrap; staples slightly rusted, but a good and serviceable copy of a scarce item.

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London : Collins for The Crime Club, (1957). First British edition. Earlier published in the USA as "Death of a Fool".
Crown 8vo. (288)pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered across spine in black; edges a little spotted, but a very good and bright copy in the original dust-jacket - a design in red-pink, yellow and black on white - lightly used, and just a little paint-marked on edges and lower panel. Barzun & Taylor 2413. Hubin p.275.

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London : Collins for The Crime Club, 1959. First British edition. "In the Pool of London and further east all through the dockyards the fog lay heavy ...". Alleyn boards at Portsmouth.
Crown 8vo. (256)pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered across spine in black; small and faint accession date-stamp on rear end-paper; slight marking to text edges, but a very good and unworn copy in the original dust-jacket - a design grey, red and black on white - just lightly nicked, chipped and a little marked on lower panel. Barzun & Taylor 2429. Hubin p.275.

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London : William Collins Sons & Co. (The Crime Club), (1980). First edition.
Post 8vo. 262,[ii]pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered on spine in gilt; slight spine crease, but otherwise a very good, clean and sound copy in the original colour-printed dust-jacket, a James Elliott photographic design with the principal lettering in black and white - also very good. Barzun & Taylor 2427. Hubin p.275.

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London : William Collins Sons & Co. (The Crime Club), (1982). First edition. Her last novel - Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn and Detective Inspector Fox in theatreland - and the Scottish play.
Demy 8vo (22cm). (252),[ii]pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; text a little browned, but a very good copy in the original Colin Thomas dust-jacket - just lightly used a faintly creased. Barzun & Taylor 2423.

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