Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$400.33NZ$360.30
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart copy of the first edition, first impression of this 1935 mystery from Dorothy L. Sayers. Sayers' tenth novel featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, and the third to feature detective novelist Harriet Vane.A thrilling adventure, in the dons of Vane's old Oxford College invite her to attend the annual 'Gaudy' celebrations. A series of malicious acts - including poison-pen messages, obscene graffiti and wanton vandalism - ensue, prompting Harriet to call upon Wimsey to investigate.Sayers was a prolific author of crime fiction during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, and one of the 'Queens of Crime', alongside notable others such as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to back strip, with bumping to spine head and tail, with small splits in the cloth to these regions. Front hinge strained, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
Synopsis
Gaudy Night is a mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the twelfth in her popular series about gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, and the third featuring crime writer Harriet Vane.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 835F42
- Title
- Gaudy Night
- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Lord Peter Wimsey dorothy sayers Harriet Vane dorothy sayers
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.