The Nine Tailors
by Sayers, Dorothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & World. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1962. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. No Dj. .
Synopsis
The ninth Lord Peter Wimsey novel by Dorothy Sayers. Wimsey tries to solve the murder of an unknown corpse in a quiet country churchyard. The ‘Nine Tailors’ from the title is a reference to nine strokes of a church bell announcing when a man from the village has died. The novel incorporates ‘Change ringing as an integral part of this story. The Nine Tailors is considered by many to be Dorothy Sayers finest literary achievement
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Details
- Seller
- MAB Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 8122
- Title
- The Nine Tailors
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
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