Lot 152
Tey (Josephine) Miss Pym Disposes, first edition, 1946.
Hammer Price: £190
Description
Tey (Josephine) Miss Pym Disposes, first edition, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped with small portion of loss to head of spine and upper corner, some chipping and creasing to head and foot, light rubbing and surface soiling, 8vo, 1946.
⁂ The rare second novel by the acclaimed mystery and crime writer. Tey (real name Elizabeth MacKintosh) brought a level of darker psychological insight to her novels and in so doing paved the way for the modern detective novel.
Description
Tey (Josephine) Miss Pym Disposes, first edition, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped with small portion of loss to head of spine and upper corner, some chipping and creasing to head and foot, light rubbing and surface soiling, 8vo, 1946.
⁂ The rare second novel by the acclaimed mystery and crime writer. Tey (real name Elizabeth MacKintosh) brought a level of darker psychological insight to her novels and in so doing paved the way for the modern detective novel.