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Dorothy L. Sayers. 2 works, both signed or inscribed, and a typed letter signed.... (Total: 2 )
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Dorothy L. Sayers. 2 works, both signed or inscribed, and a typed letter signed.Dorothy L. Sayers. The Devil to Pay. Canterbury: H. H. Goulden, Limited, 1939. 8vo, original stiff tan wrappers, lettered in blue. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED on the title-page. The Acting Edition for the Festival of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, printed for the first production of the play at Canterbury, 10-17 June 1939. Minor soiling, otherwise fine. Gilbert A31a.
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Dorothy L. Sayers. The Mysterious English. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1941. 8vo, original orange wrappers printed in blue, stapled as issued. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED on the inside front cover: "With greetings from England & / Dorothy L. Sayers." Very minor rubbing along spine, else wrappers fine; minor rust stains on title from paper clip previously holding the accompanying letter. Gilbert A36. With a typed letter signed from Sayers to psychologist Saul Rosenzweig, 5 February 1941, responding to an enquiry seeking access to her papers regarding Wilkie Collins and his friendship with Edward Lear: "I am afraid all my material about Wilkie Collins is at present buried in the vaults of my Bank for protection against enemy action!" One page, 4to, with original envelope.
Provenance: From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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