The Nine Tailors.
£45.00
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company.
Place
New York
Date
1934
Synopsis
Changes rung on an old theme in two short touches and two full peals by dorothy l. sayers.
Item Description
4to. [2] + vii + [i] + 331 + [1] pp. Bound in original pale blue cloth, gilt. Deckled fore edge. Spine and board edges sunned with some stains and slight warping of lower rear board. Fly leaves browned and a little fore edge spotting, but a clean interior. Illustrated by frontispiece and by map. First US edition of The Nine Tailors, the famous detective novel of Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957), with a background theme of English parish church change ringing. It is the ninth title to feature her famous detective character, Lord Peter Wimsey.
[Stock No. 26407]