SAYERS, Dorothy L.
Gaudy Night.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1935.
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First edition of Dorothy L. Sayers' Gaudy Night
First edition of Sayer's tenth mystery novel featuring gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey, and the third including Harriet Vane. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
In Gaudy Night, the dons of Harriet Vane's alma mater, the all-female Shrewsbury College, Oxford (based on Sayers' own Somerville College), have invited her back to attend the annual Gaudy celebrations. However, the mood turns sour when someone begins a series of malicious acts including poison-pen messages, obscene graffiti and wanton vandalism. Harriet asks her old friend Wimsey to investigate.
Gaudy Night.
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