Death Of a Fool
by Marsh, Ngaio
Off With His Head is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the nineteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1957. The plot concerns a village festival in the English countryside, and features Morris dancing among other folkloric elements. The novel was published as Death of a Fool in the United States, a reference to the fact that the murder victim is playing a Fool in the festival.
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Death of a Fool
by Marsh, Ngaio
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- 1956
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good. First Edition stated, no additional printings; 8vo, yellow boards; good+ (cocked; top corner of front board discolored; rear board rubbed and worn with bumped top edge; corners and spine ends bumped and worn; three smudges on top edge; edges, eps and pages toned) in good dj (price-clipped;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Death of a Fool
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New York, New York: Berkley Medallion Books, 1963. MMPB. Very Good. First Thus Inspector Roderick Alleyn mystery, Berkley Medallion F748. Solid VG copy with tight spine. Some sunning and edgewear in places. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care. Item Price
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Death of a Fool.
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New York, NY Berkley Prime Crime , 1994. Paperback First Edition Thus, (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus, (1994); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square… Read more about this item Item Price
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Death of a Fool (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries)
by Ngaio Marsh
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by Marsh, Ngaio
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New York: Pyramid Books [1977]. Very Good. 1977. Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0515031844 . Later [4th] printing thus. "Inspector Alleyn trips-up a killer in a Danse Macabre". 288 pages. VG copy [spine cocked and edgeworn, some creasing/tanning to cover, dates to the first page, cheap paper tanning]. . Item Price
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Death Of A Fool
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Death of a Fool
by Ngaio Marsh
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Death of a Fool
by Marsh, Ngaio
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Death Of A Fool
by Marsh, Ngaio
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Death of a Fool/(English Title = Off With His Head)
by Ngaio Marsh
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Little, Brown and Company. Collectible - Very Good. Boston: Little Brown 1956. Stated 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo 302 pgs. Very good in a good dust jacket. Slight spine slant. Bright yellow covers. Owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket lightly edgeworn, rubbed and spine is sunned. (Detectives, Mystery) Inquire if you need… Read more about this item Item Price
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Death of a Fool
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Death of a Fool (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries)
by Ngaio Marsh
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Death of a Fool
by Ngaio Marsh
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Death of a Fool
by Marsh, Ngaio
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Death of a Fool
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Death of a Fool
by Ngaio Marsh
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