Murder Must Advertise
by Sayers, Dorothy L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Slight rubbing of gilt edges.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Very Good with no dust jacket; Slight rubbing of gilt edges.. 1989. Hardcover. Frontispiece illustration by Dagmar Frinta. Brown leatherette binding with gilt design of a man falling down an elaborate spiral staircase stamped on front boards. All edges gilt. Three raised bands on spine. A murder mystery classic set in the advertising world originally published in 1933. ; Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 pages .
Synopsis
Murder Must Advertise is a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, published in 1933. Most of the action takes place in an advertising agency, a setting with which Sayers was very familiar. One of her advertising colleagues, Bobby Bevan, was the inspiration for the character Mr Ingleby.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28531
- Title
- Murder Must Advertise
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy L
- Illustrator
- Dagmar Frinta
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Slight rubbing of gilt edges.
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Mystery Classics, Vintage Mysteries, Classic Mysteries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Mayhem;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...