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The Documents in the Case (First American Edition)
by Dorothy L. Sayers & Robert Eustace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Brewer & Warren, 1930. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1930. This is the only mystery that Sayers wrote which does not feature Lord Peter Wimsey. Robert Eustace is a pen name for Eustace Robert Barton. Barton was a doctor and scientist. For this book, he supplied the main plot and the scientific details. Light brown cloth with green art and text. 304 pp. The scarce dust wrapper has a burgundy background with art of a skeleton looking at a document. text in red, green and white. The book is VG with a bookstore stamp on the first front end paper and normal wear. The dust wrapper is VG and is not price clipped. The wrapper has wear, a sunned spine, and a small amount of white-out looking material at the bottom of the spine. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071284
- Title
- The Documents in the Case (First American Edition)
- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers & Robert Eustace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Brewer & Warren
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Inklings, The Mutual Admiration Society, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, Busman's Honeymoon, Whose Body?, Socratic Club, The Man Born to be King, orthodox Christianity, Dorothy Sayers, Dorothy L. Sayers, Robert Eustace, The Documents in the Case
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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