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The Nine Tailors (Second Printing In Dj)
by Sayers, Dorothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good + Book/Good + Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First American Edition, Second Printing 2nd Printing. Orange Cloth. Very Good + Book/Good + Dust Jacket. 331 Pp. Stated Second Printing Of The First American Edition;; Identical To First Printing Except For Second Printing Statement. A Very Bright, Clean Copy. Spine A Little Worn And Bumped At Top And Bottom Without Fraying. Hinges Strong, Pages Clean Internally With Very Light Even Aging. Second Printing Dustjacket ($2.00 Price On Front Flap, No Indication Of Printing, Same Front And Spine As First Printing With Scene Of Church, Clouds And Moon, But Dashiel Hammet Blurb At Top Of Rear Panel, Not At Bottom, With Five Titles Below) , Light Edge Chipping Without Loss Of Any Text, Both Flaps Present And Complete, Some Splitting Along Rear Flap Fold, Original $2.00 Price At Bottom Of Front Flap.
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
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006215
- Title
- The Nine Tailors (Second Printing In Dj)
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Orange Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good + Book
- Jacket Condition
- Good + Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, Second Printing 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Mystery and Detection;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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