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London: Four Square. Good+. 1963. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some reading and cover creases, some shelf and edge wear with splits at spine extremities. Ink name to inside front cover, paper toned with some staining to p49. ; Four Square 775. ; The Lord Peter Wimsey Series; 192 pages; The body was found in a bath, but did not belong to that bathroom. He was a complete mystery, unidentified, unknown. One of Lord Peter Whimsey's best stories, with a horrific explanation. .

A later, paperback edition, written by oe of the greats of the genre; A Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, this copy is Near Fine with one corner crease, otherwise bright and unmarked.

Avon Books #176, 1948, 1st paperback printing, rare US crime vintage paperback, nice cover art of dead guy in bathtub, a Lord Peter Wimsey crime novel, 1/16th inch cover underlap, cover ok, but wear and age to inside pages, so only VG-.

Canada: Signet Book, 1967. Book. Illus. by Painted Front Cover. VERY GOOD Minus. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 191 pages"First Lord Peter Wimsey mystery in which he investigates the appearance of the dead body of a complete stranger in an architect's bathtub.". >>> . Cover scuffing & creasing; pen to front end page..

3295 very good - fine, crease paperback,

Three full length novels First edition first printing thus octavo hardback. 477 pp. Page edges tanned; otherwise Very Good condition in Good + dust jacket ((tiny edge nibbles), No inscriptions

Pages yellowed as normal for age. Slight foxing to some pages. Upper joint slightly loosening. Spine slightly rolled. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; 12mo; 288 pages

A rare edition that contains three of Sayers most important works within one book. The previous owner had made their own dust jacket of paper and took parts of the original dust jacket and glued it onto the homemade jacket--interesting and it did protect the book. Email us for photos. We ship fast.

Harper & Brothers. 1923. Hardback no DW. First edition, USA. Grey boards, black spine which is slightly worn and rubbed. Head and tail of spine slightly frayed. Pages lightly browned. Generally a very clean and sound copy.

Published: 1929. 1st Edition / 3rd Impression. DESCRIPTION: Blue cloth. Stamps to front paste down, ffep and title pages and first and last pages stating that "this book is the property of Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd" a major tobacconist and lending library of the period. The lower spine has "1964" in gilt suggesting it may have been rebound at this date. Language: English. Book Condition: Fair: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Rubbed boards with a few marks. Tightly bound with cloth library binding gutters. Foxed prelims and rear pages. Remaining pages are toned with occasional marks and spots to margins. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 287. Size: 16mo 18.5cm by 12cm. PROVENANCE: Salmon & Gluckstein. Salmon & Gluckstein were a British tobacconist. Founded in London in 1873 by Samuel Gluckstein and Barnett Salmon (1829-1897), they pursued an aggressive expansion to become the largest tobacco sellers in the UK, with over 140 retail outlets. They claimed however to be the largest tobacconist in the world. Salmon and Gluckstein Ltd was bought by Imperial Tobacco in 1902 and the brand remained in prominence until 1955. The business was started in 1855 by Samuel Gluckstein who, having arrived in London in 1841 from Germany, began working in the Jewish tobacco industry. The first business operated from Crown Street, Soho, and by 1864, when the firm was incorporated, Samuel Gluckstein had been joined by Henry Gluckstein and Laurence Abrahams. By that date the business had relocated to 43 Leman Street. In 1870 a difference of opinion concerning the sharing of the profits resulted in the firms dissolution. Henry Gluckstein and Laurence Abrahams went on to found Abrahams & Gluckstein, cigar manufacturers of 26 Whitechapel High Street, while Samuel Gluckstein formed a partnership with his two sons Isidore and Montague Gluckstein. They were also joined by Barnett Salmon, a tobacco salesman, who later became Samuels son-in-law by marrying Helena Gluckstein. In 1873 Samuel Gluckstein died leaving the business to his two sons and Barnett Salmon. In that same year the company Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd. was established. In order to avoid future family disputes the three men decided to form a family fund by pooling their resources. The principle of the venture was to encourage the strong to support the weak, with each member withdrawing what was required. As the number of members increased over the years, a more ordered system developed, but essentially this tightly-organised pooling arrangement formed the basis of the bulk of the familys business activities from the late nineteenth century onwards. Until 1887 these business interests were centred on the firm of Salmon & Gluckstein, tobacco manufacturers and tobacconists. From 1887, however, Montague Gluckstein became interested in the idea of providing catering services for the large exhibitions which were sweeping Victorian Britain. Judging the business of catering to be beneath them, the family only gave their support to Montague on the understanding that the family name would not be used. Accordingly, Montague began searching for a suitable figurehead for his new venture, finding him in Joseph Lyons, a distant family relation. As a result the family company of J. Lyons and Co. was formed.