Hangman's Holiday
by SAYERS, Dorothy L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Quinton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gollancz, 1933. 1st edition. Hardcover. Original black cloth, slightly marked, nice sturdy binding, good red spine lettering; very clean pages, some spotting to the text blocks, no inscription. A near fine copy of the first printing of Sayers's second collection of short stories, four featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, and six featuring Montague Egg, her travelling salesman sleuth, with two other stand-alone stories. Extremely scarce.
Synopsis
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1933.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shellhouse Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PSHB8033
- Title
- Hangman's Holiday
- Author
- SAYERS, Dorothy L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gollancz, 1933
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery & Detective;
Terms of Sale
Shellhouse Books
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About the Seller
Shellhouse Books
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Quinton, Northamptonshire
About Shellhouse Books
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