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First edition, first impression, one of Sayers's scarcest books, only 1,000 copies printed. The dust jacket is rare. This is the fourth of the Peter Wimsey novels, a murder mystery set in London's clubland, where the Bellona Club is a fictional gentlemen's club for war veterans. Octavo. Original black cloth, front and spine lettered and decorated in orange. With the dust jacket, not price-clipped. Housed in a black quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. A sharp and sound copy with cloth bright, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, a few stray spots to fore-edge but generally very clean; jacket slightly worn at ends and corners, neat c. 50 mm split up bottom of front joint (with some discreet tape repair) and front fore-edge: a very good copy in like jacket.