Surfeit of Lampreys (Penguin Crime)
by Marsh, Ngaio
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Plain paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. The 10th outing of Detective Rodrick Alleyn. . Creasing of the book corners rubbing of the edges and panels with sunning of the back strip. A previous owner has supported the back strip with tape – tape still in situ. Handling marks and a little sunning of the panels with tanning of the text block edges and pages. Original bookseller's rubber stamp to the lower edge of the half title page. First Penguin Publication. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 303, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Inventory No: 0291046. .
Synopsis
Surfeit of Lampreys is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the tenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1941. The plot concerns the murder of a British peer, a theme to which Marsh would return; the novel was published as Death of a Peer in the United States.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0291046
- Title
- Surfeit of Lampreys (Penguin Crime)
- Author
- Marsh, Ngaio
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Crime Fiction, Murder, British peer, Detective Rodrick Alleyn - 10, Green Penguin – 1100 Crime Fiction; Unbranded Marsh, Ngaio Surfeit of Lampreys (Penguin Crime)
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Text Block
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- 12mo
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