Ngaio Marsh
20 copies for sale · $20–$293 · 4 first editions
Notable copies for sale
DEATH IN A WHITE TIE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
Tied Up In Tinsel (first edition) — Between the Covers$25
OVERTURE TO DEATH; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$293
A Wreath for Rivera (first edition) — MW Books€125
FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS; Scales of Justice, Death of a Fool, Tied Up in Tinsel, Grave Mistake — Rare Book Cellar$77
Final curtain (first edition) — MW Books€75
CLUTCH OF CONSTABLES — Rare Book Cellar$68
False Scent — Lorne Bair Rare Books$40
Photo Finish - 1st US Edition/1st Printing — Books Tell You Why$40
The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh — Between the Covers$20
GRAVE MISTAKE — Rare Book Cellar$58
COLOUR SCHEME — Rare Book Cellar$73
Works on the market
COLOUR SCHEME2 copies · $47–$73
GRAVE MISTAKE2 copies · $32–$58
SPINSTERS IN JEOPARDY By Ngaio Marsh **Mint Condition**2 copies · $50
OVERTURE TO DEATH; Franklin Library1 copy · $293
A Wreath for Rivera1 copy · €125
FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS; Scales of Justice, Death of a Fool, Tied Up in Tinsel, Grave Mistake1 copy · $77
Final curtain1 copy · €75
CLUTCH OF CONSTABLES1 copy · $68
DEATH IN A WHITE TIE1 copy · $47
False Scent1 copy · $40
Photo Finish - 1st US Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $40
Tied Up In Tinsel1 copy · $25
The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh1 copy · $20
Market context
28 copies of Ngaio Marsh's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Died in the Wool, first edition, The Crime Club, 1945; and 25 others by the same (26) (forum, 2026-07-02)£150
Surfeit of Lampreys, first edition, second state dust-jacket, The Crime Club, 1941; and an (forum, 2026-07-02)£400
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