CATHOLIC TALES and CHRISTIAN SONGS - First edition of Dorothy L. Sayers' scarce second published work

Dorothy L. Sayers

Verlag: B. H. Blackwell (Basil Blackwell), Oxford, 1918

Beschreibung

A true first edition of this scarce pamphlet - Dorothy L. Sayers' second published work, published in 1918 - preceding her detective novels which weren't published until the 1920s. ***Very good in white card covers, which are covered by an extremely thin brown wrapper, with an illustrated design on the front panel. The wrapper is priced at three shillings on the front panel. The book remains in very good condition, considering its fragility, with just light creasing to the extremities. No significant bumps or creases. The wrapper is very fragile and, whilst essentially complete, has worn away at the spine exposing the gatherings at the bottom of the spine. The black lettering at the top of the spine is still discernible though. There is some loss to the bottom corner of the back panel of the wrapper near the spine (please see scans). Internally the book is also very good, with some sporadic foxing throughout. Paper otherwise clean and uncreased. No chips or tears. ***190mm x 140mm. 63 pages. Contains 24 poems with a Christian flavour. ***'Dorothy Leigh Sayers (13 Jun 1893 - 17 Dec 1957) was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between the First and Second World Wars that feature English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. She is also known for her plays, literary criticism, and essays. Sayers considered her translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy" to be her best work. Sayers' obituarist, writing in The New York Times in 1957, noted that many critics at the time regarded "The Nine Tailors" as her finest literary achievement. Sayers' first book of poetry was published in 1916 as "OP. I" by Blackwell Publishing in Oxford. Her second book of poems, "Catholic Tales and Christian Songs", was published in 1918, also by Blackwell. Later, Sayers worked for Blackwell's and then as a teacher in several locations, including Normandy, France. She also published a number of poems in the Oxford Magazine. In 1920 Sayers contributed two poems, one of them a love poem named Veronica to the first and only issue of The Quorum, the UK's first homosexual magazine.' (Wiki) ***A true first edition of this very scarce pamphlet of poems - Dorothy L. Sayers' second published work. A real collector's item for the enthusiast of Dorothy L' Sayers and a very rare survivor. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9038

Bibliografische Details

Titel: CATHOLIC TALES and CHRISTIAN SONGS - First ...

Verlag: B. H. Blackwell (Basil Blackwell), Oxford

Erscheinungsdatum: 1918

Einband: Original Wraps

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair

Auflage: First Edition