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Opening Night
by Marsh, Ngaio
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Thriller Book Club, 1951. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Good/Good. Author's 16th mystery featuring Scotland Yard Inspector Roderick Alleyn. One of a series of mysteries published by the Thriller Book Club (a division of Foyles) of Charing Cross Road in London, this hardcover has nondescript red cloth-covered boards with black letting to spine. Condition solidly Good: very clean, pages tanned (darker on outside edges), binding is secure & straight. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib. Former owner's bookplate (an Edward Gorey design! on ffep. Mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is also Good, with a classic film noir image in color on front cover, list of other collectible editions issues by this club on rear. Moderate edgewear, chipping, light soil. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! ! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Dreams of stardom had lured Martyn Tarne from faraway New Zealand to make the dreary, soul-destroying round of West End agents and managers in search of work. The Vulcan Theatre had been her last forlorn hope, and now, driven by sheer necessity, she was glad to accept the humble job of dresser to its leading lady. And then came the eagerly awaited Opening Night. To Martyn the night brought a strange turn of the wheel of fortune – but to one distinguished member of the cast it was to bring sudden and unforeseen death...
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 018112
- Title
- Opening Night
- Author
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Thriller Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- DETECTIVE INSPECTOR GREAT BRITAIN BRITISH LONDON ENGLAND ENGLISH SCOTLAND YARD MYSTERY SERIES WOMEN WRITERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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- Bookplate
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- Spine
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- New
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- Book Club Edition
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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