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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. .

First Dover Publications Edition. 140 pages. No remainder marks. Minimal display indications. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 to 9 3/4"

Solid with a reading crease along the spine on the front cover, a small ball point pen scribble on the front, and a small dent on the back.

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-.

[1st printing](1943) #14. Digest-sized. Cover art is uncredited. Heavy creasing; tanning; ink stain to front; coffee stains to rear; edge and corner wear.

Solid with creases on the covers. Size: 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. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

New York: Wings Books, 1992. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Bronze colored boards with bronze lettering on the black spine. First Edition Thus. 586 pages. The pages have yellowed with age. The dust jacket has just a little shelfwear and is in new mylar. Three stories in one volume.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mystery Omnibus.

New York: Avenel Books. G/G Book & Dj Edgeworn. Paper Darkened. Dj Scuffed. Pages: 736.. 1982. 1st Thus.. Hardcover..

The first book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, with a new introduction by crime writer and reviewer Laura Wilson. Series: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156. . 1948. First Ed. Paperback. . . . .

Clean and tight and square. Dark blue leather-like boards with gold lettering on the spine. The pages have yellowed with age. The dust jacket has just a little shelfwear and is in new mylar. Complete and Unabridged. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

First Canadian paperback ed. Good condition, moderate over all wear, inside of covers yellowed, erasure marks on first page.

text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have light wear at foot of spine. edges of pages have light wear and toning. mylar-covered dust jacket has very light wear and very slight fading to spine.

3295 very good - fine, crease paperback,

London: Gollancz, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 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

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

signet, canadian, 1967 first thus. 3295 very good - fine, crease paperback,

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

London: Victor Gollancz. Good+ with no dustjacket. 1935. First Edition Thus. Original cloth. 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 .

HarperCollins, New York, 1987. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First published 1923 and first book of the Lord Peter Wimsey Series Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mystery Fiction; ISBN: 0060550368. ISBN/EAN: 9780060550363. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10959. . 9780060550363

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. New York. 1923. 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.

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.

Early or First Edition, no printing statement. Uncommon anthology printing of these three classic Sayers titles. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, spine darkened, dime sized chip at mid front spine edge.

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.

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.

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.

First UK edition, second impression ('Popular Edition'). 8vo. Original red cloth ruled and lettered in black. An attractive second printing of the author's first book, featuring the debut appearance of Lord Peter Wimsey. The title was first published in the States, in 1923. A little minor foxing to extremities of text-block; spine slightly dulled, overall very good.

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

First Edition; first state (or more likely, printing) of the author's first novel. Back hinge cracking; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1923. First Edition; first state (or more likely, printing) of the author’s first novel. Back hinge cracking; very good.

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.

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

Exceptionally rare advanced proof copy, bound in green paper. Paste-down on front cover reads, "Advance and Uncorrected Proofs. Not to be circulated," along with the publisher information. Paper cover is torn, but all pages are present and complete. At that time, very few advanced copies were made; it is very possible this is the only surviving copy. Housed in custom clamshell box of beige and brown. Sayers' first novel, Whose Body? introduced detective Lord Peter Wimsey, and is a Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Remarkable copy of an already rare book! Dealer discounts available. Inquiries welcome.