NMLP P-022812 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Overture to Death

Ngaio Marsh · Collins · 1939

UK Collins (The Crime Club, 1939) is the true first; the US Lee Furman edition follows in 1939 and is distinguishable by its dark blue cloth binding stamped in light blue.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022812 for "Overture to Death" by Ngaio Marsh (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022812, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).