Last Ditch [Chief Inspector Alleyn 29]
by Marsh, Ngaio
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F-/F-
- ISBN 10
- 0002314754
- ISBN 13
- 9780002314756
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Collins - The Crime Club, 1977 F-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (slight marks to tail edge) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed); pp. 278 (last blank). A near fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/F-.
Synopsis
Last Ditch is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the twenty-ninth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1977. The plot concerns drug smuggling in the Channel Islands, and features Alleyn's son, Ricky, in a central role.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019569
- Title
- Last Ditch [Chief Inspector Alleyn 29]
- Author
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- F-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002314754
- ISBN 13
- 9780002314756
- Publisher
- Collins - The Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Ngaio Marsh Last Ditch Crime Fiction Mystery Thriller Roderick Alleyn
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.