A. Treasury of Sayers Stories., by Sayers, Dorothy L - 1958

Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Third Impression. 348 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Sunning to spine.

Paperback / softback. New.

Victor Gollancz, 1961. Third Impression. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Victor Gollancz Ltd.; London, 1961. Hardcover. Third Impression. A Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, slightly bumped board corners, some age toning to pages, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few tears and chips along edges, crease bottom front panel, 2-inch tear bottom front turn, some sunning to panels/flaps and verso, Dust Wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 348pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An exceptionally smart copy of the first impression of this collection of twenty-four mystery stories from detective fiction writer Dorothy L. Sayers. The first edition thus, first impression of this short story collection.In the excellent price unclipped publisher's original dust wrapper.Published the year after Sayers' death, this volume consists of twenty-four short stories, including sixteen Lord Peter Wimsey tales, and six Montague Egg stories.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.With the inscription R. S. G. to the head of the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Inscription to head of front free endpaper. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Light discolouration to dust wrapper… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 6". None. A very smart early edition of this collection of short stories, by noted crime writer, Dorothy L. Sayers. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The fourth impression of the work, first published in 1958. An uncommon edition of this collection of twenty four short stories by noted crime writer Dorothy Sayers, featuring her protagonist, Lord Peter. The included works were first featured in the two collections of short stories, entitled Lord Peter Views the Body and Hangman's Holiday. By Dorothy Sayers, noted crime writer and one of the Queens of Crime, alongside notable others such as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh. In the original red cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition with just a minor chip to the lower extremity of the front of the wrap. Wrap remains exceptionally bright. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. A… Read More