Ngaio Marsh — Vintage Murder

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1941. Cloth. A lesser known Roderick Alleyn murder mystery by Ngaio Marsh, a second impression copy in the original dust wrapper. The second printing of this uncommon novel. The earliest obtainable copy. First editions from 1937 are vanishingly scarce.In the same pictorial dust wrapper as the first.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The fifth Roderick Alleyn novel, 'Vintage Murder' is set in New Zealand, following a travelling theatrical troupe; though Alleyn is on holiday, he is not allowed a rest from detecting, when a peculiar murder happens on stage of a theatre. Illustrated with a floorplan to the frontispiece.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.An excellent collector's copy. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light fading to the head and tail of the spine. Very minor bumping to the extremities. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in small chips to the head of the spine, and a small closed tear to the head of the front wrap. Some light handling marks to the wraps. Very small remnants of a label having been previously adhered to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.