Have his Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey)
by Sayers, Dorothy L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good 12th impression (1st 1932), unclipped d/j (fair with chippiong and bumping in protective sleeve); blue boards, some sp
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1940. cheap. hardback. Very good 12th impression (1st 1932), unclipped d/j (fair with chippiong and bumping in protective sleeve); blue boards, some spine fading, black spine titling; text block reasonably firm but forward lean; pages crisp and unmarked; browning on edges.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The eighth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by bestselling thriller writer Lee Child - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear . . . The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect. Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name.
Synopsis
Have His Carcase is a 1932 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her seventh featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and her second novel in which Harriet Vane appears.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132346
- Title
- Have his Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey)
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy L
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good 12th impression (1st 1932), unclipped d/j (fair with chippiong and bumping in protective sleeve); blue boards, some sp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- cheap
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 448
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, detective, DLSayers, Inklings
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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- Crisp
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- Spine
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