A Surfeit of Lampreys de Marsh, Ngaio - 1994-07-11

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 7th.* Date of Publication: 1984 (1961)* Publisher: Fontana/Collins.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers (different to that shown). No bumps or rubs. Slight shelf wear to edges, corners & tail of spine. Light creases to spine & hinge. GOOD+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Very slight colouration to page edges & margins. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 284 pp. text. iv pp. publishers advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- A Roderick Alleyn mstery. The Lampreys were a peculiar family with much charm but no cash. They entertained their guests with charades - like rich Uncle Gabriel, who was always such a bore. The Lampreys thought if they jollied him up he would bail them out of poverty again. But Uncle Gabriel meets a violent end, and Chief Inspector Alleyn has to work out how he died.* This is a NEAR VG copy of with minor shelf & reading wear reducing it to GD+*