Three long stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey after his courtship of and marriage to Harriet Vane. The author also wrote "Unnatural Death", "Gaudy Night", "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club", "Have his Carcase", "Hangman's Holiday" and "Murder Must Advertise".
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Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular.
The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.
This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.
'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James
She brought to the detective novel orginality, intelligence, energy and wit (P.D. James)
I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail (Ruth Rendell)
A truly great storyteller (Minette Walters)
Dorothy L Sayers is one of the best detective story writers (E.C. Bentley, DAILY TELEGRAPH)
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Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st thus. A very good copy in a similar dust jacket of the first hardback edition of this New English Library edition of this collection pf stories originally published by Gollancz, in 1972 . Dust Jacket: red patterned laminated paper with monochrome drawing of Lord Peter Wimsey to front, red and black lettering to front and spine, and black lettering to rear; very bright and clean, just slightest fading to spine; really in very good condition; not price clipped (now protected). Cover: black cloth covered boards with silver lettering to spine; very bright and clean; no visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly bound; no markings, inscriptions or book plates; overall in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings. 128 pp. N° de réf. du vendeur 003563
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Vendeur : Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. Paypal accepted. The final three Lord Peter Wimsey stories. With an introduction by Janet Hitchman. N° de réf. du vendeur 001429
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002768271
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