Ngaio Marsh DEATH OF A PEER First U.S. and 12 similar items

DEATH OF A PEER By Ngaio Marsh Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1940. First U.S. edition. Published as Surfeit of Lampreys in the UK. Very faint foxing to the top page edges, else a very nearly fine, tight copy in blue cloth with yellow spine and cover titles; in an about very good dust jacket with chipping to the spine ends and flap fold corners. There is a crease to the jacket spine and along the front panel and the original front flap price ($2.00) has been partially removed. "Ngaio Marsh's most popular novel begins when a young New Zealander's first contact with the English gentry is the body of Lord Wutherford -- with a meat skewer through the eye... The Lampreys had plenty of charm -- but no cash. They all knew they were peculiar -- and rather gloried in it. The double and triple charades, for instance, with which they would entertain their guests -- like rich but awful Uncle Gabriel, who was always such a bore. The Lampreys thought if they jollied him up he would bail them out -- yet again. Instead, Uncle Gabriel met a violent end. And Chief Inspector Alleyn had to work our which of them killed him..."--Fantasticfiction. The tenth book in the Roderick Alleyn series. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT VINTAGE BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.