Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey) by Sayers, Dorothy L - 1939

London: Victor Gollancz, 1939. 5th imp. hardback. Good, 5th impression (1st pub 1923), unclipped d/j (bumped and chipped, in protective sleeve), blue boards, faded spine titling; text block intact but a little loose (forward lean), pages unmarked. Owner's inscription ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Dorothy L. SayerÕs first novel, Whose Body?, introduced the world to the aristocratic crime fighter Lord Peter Wimsey, who featured in fourteen subsequent novels and short stories. Athletic, scholarly, stylish and sharp, Lord Peter Wimsey became one of the most popular and beloved heroes of the genre. In WimseyÕs first case, he undertakes an investigation to discover the identity and the murderer of a man who is found in a bathtub wearing nothing but a pince-nez. An ingenious and intricate plot follows that essentially announced the advent of a new star in the firmament of detective story writing, and one of the first magnitude.