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The Nine Tailors

The Nine Tailors

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The Nine Tailors

by Sayers, Dorothy

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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A Lord Peter Wimsey mystery.
Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Reprint of the 1934 original. Red leatherette boards clean, light edge wear; binding tight. Text clean and unmarked, no creases or tears.

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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Bookseller
KnC Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
BF00500103930
Title
The Nine Tailors
Author
Sayers, Dorothy
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Harcourt, Barce and World
Date Published
1962
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
murder mystery, English mystery
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction; Mystery;

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Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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