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Opening Night
by Ngaio Marsh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this thrilling and theatrical murder mystery by Ngaio Marsh. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Opening Night' is the sixteenth Roderick Alleyn novel, a gripping murder mystery revolving around the murder of an actor backstage of a theatre, on the opening night of a new play.Published in the U.S. as 'Night at the Vulcan'.Ngaio Marsh was one of the leading Queens of Crime during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few very light marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edge. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, with neat tape repairs to the reverse. Some light handling marks and rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895P20
- Title
- Opening Night
- Author
- Ngaio Marsh
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Opening Night ngaio marsh roderick alleyn detective ngaio marsh
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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