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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.

Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. No date but published circa 1934--this is likely the first and only edition. Near-fine with neat name written on front pastedown (concealed by dust jacket flap), otherwise bright and clean. In a near-fine dust jacket ($2.00 price intact) with a touch of wear at the spine ends and corners. Scarce, particularly in this condition.

original grey and black cloth, letters on spine slightly faded, no markings

First American Edition, First Printing. Very Near Fine in dull iron-grey-blue buckram stamped in blue, lacking the dustwrapper. 278pp. Mild offsetting to prelims. One tiny brown spot to lower rear textblock near heel. Very slight darkening of spine. Sayers's first mystery, introducing Lord Peter Wimsey. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Scarce. Q19857

USA: Boni & Liveright, 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers First Edition Boni & Liveright 1923. Small owner's bookplate to front pastedown (Isabel C. Mauran). Lacks bep. Covers showing only light signs of shelfwear. A VG example of a scarce title.

A FINE FIRST EDITION IN BLUE CLOTH. with Dorothy Sayers autograph laid in.First edition, first printing, first issue (lacking 'Inc.' on the title page). 8vo. First Peter Wimsey novel and author's first book