Ngaio Marsh — Final Curtain

London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling Ngaio Marsh murder-mystery novel, her fourteenth work featuring detective Roderick Alleyn. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Set in a country house and filled with suspects involved in the London theatrical scene, detective Roderick Alleyn's wife is commissioned to paint a portrait of a renowned actor, who is playing Macbeth.A bright first edition from the New Zealand mystery writer and theatre director Ngaio Marsh. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine tail, with light fading to back strip, most concentrated to head and tail. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip. Small loss to back strip tail, with edge wear to back strip head, and two small closed tears to head of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.