Dorothy L. Sayers
26 copies for sale · $40–$4,500 · 5 first editions
Notable copies for sale
The 5 Red Herrings (first edition) — B Street Books$275
Busman's Honeymoon. A Love Story with Detective Interruptions (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£150
Whose Body? (1925) — Biblio$1,176
STRONG POISON (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club — Jonkers Rare Books£9,500
Strong Poison — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Suspicious Characters. The New Lord Peter Mystery — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
In the Teeth of Evidence and Other Stories — Burnside Rare Books$2,200
Papers Relating to the Family of Wimsey — Jonkers Rare Books£750
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS . 1 page, dated 23 May 1929, to Dear Sirs Victor Gollancz Limi — L. W. Currey$500
GREAT SHORT STORIES OF DETECTION, MYSTERY AND HORROR (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
THE MAN BORN TO BE KING — Rare Book Cellar$48
Works on the market
MURDER MUST ADVERTISE; Franklin Library2 copies · $273–$293
UNNATURAL DEATH2 copies · $69–$171
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club1 copy · £9,500
Strong Poison1 copy · $4,500
Suspicious Characters. The New Lord Peter Mystery1 copy · $2,800
GREAT SHORT STORIES OF DETECTION, MYSTERY AND HORROR1 copy · $2,250
In the Teeth of Evidence and Other Stories1 copy · $2,200
Busman's Honeymoon1 copy · $1,750
Whose Body?1 copy · $1,176
Papers Relating to the Family of Wimsey1 copy · £750
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS . 1 page, dated 23 May 1929, to Dear Sirs Victor Gollancz Limi1 copy · $500
THE OMNIBUS OF CRIME1 copy · $350
The 5 Red Herrings1 copy · $275
Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers1 copy · $96
THE MAN BORN TO BE KING1 copy · $48
Market context
37 copies of Dorothy L. Sayers's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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