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THE NINE TAILORS. CHANGES RUNG ON AN OLD THEME IN TWO SHORT TOUCHES AND TWO FULL PEALS
by SAYERS, DOROTHY L
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- first
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1934]., 1934. First edition. First U.S. edition. Fine tight copy in dust jacket with light restoration to the spine ends, corners, and extremities. A classic of the genre as Lord Peter Wimsey tries to solve the murder of an unknown corpse in a quiet country churchyard. "Through it all, grave and gay, goes the pealing of the bells and the great voice of "Tailor Paul" tolling out the nine "tailors," the nine teller-strokes that ring for the death of a man." The author's was praised for her ability to translate the technical descriptions of the bell ringing into a life-like picture of the inexperienced ringer making awful faces as he mouthed and mumbled his way through the peal. A sharp copy.
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- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33282
- Title
- THE NINE TAILORS. CHANGES RUNG ON AN OLD THEME IN TWO SHORT TOUCHES AND TWO FULL PEALS
- Author
- SAYERS, DOROTHY L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1934].
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
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About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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