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LOT 97:
Dorothy Sayers 8 Books Including 1st Editions
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Sold for: $150
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150
Estimated price :
$300 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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Dorothy Sayers 8 Books Including 1st Editions
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (British, 1893-1957). 8 books. Unnatural Death, third impression, 1929, Ernest Benn Limited, London; Busman's Honeymoon: A Love Story With Detective Interruptions, first edition - third printing, 1937, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York; with Robert Eustace, The Documents in the Case, Ernest Benn Limited, London, first edition - second impression, 1931; Gaudy Night, Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, first edition, 1935; Hangman's Holiday, first edition, 1933, Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York; In the Teeth of the Evidence and Other Stories, Victor Gollancz, London, first edition, 1939; Clouds of Witness, Ernest Benn Limited, London, reprinted 1929 edition; The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Ernest Benn Limited, London, first edition - second impression, 1930.
All as is, with fraying, bumped corners, staining and scratches to boards and spines, foxing and discoloration to pages, notations in pencil on endpapers and pastedowns, losses and fraying to cloth on covers and spines, some warping to boards; Unnatural Death boards separating and taped; Busman's Honeymoon boards separating, holes to spine; Gaudy Night tears and losses to spine, holes punched in pages; Hangman's Holiday holes punched in pages, fraying and losses to spine and boards; Clouds of Witness and Unpleasantness with staining to covers.
Condition: Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, please request no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
