Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. Nineteenth Impression. 170 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Label and visible mark to front pastedown. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is darkened, but still legible. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Boards are slightly bowed.
Synopsis
Strong Poison is a 1931 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fifth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1675174274ADA
- Title
- Strong Poison
- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...