# Is "Lord Peter Views the Body" by Dorothy L. Sayers a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers (Victor Gollancz, 1928) is identified by: UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first, published November 1928 (Sayers' first Wimsey short-story collection), with the E. UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first; US Brewer & Warren followed in 1929.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first, published November 1928 (Sayers' first Wimsey short-story collection), with the E. McKnight Kauffer dust jacket
- US Brewer & Warren, New York, 1929
- Publisher imprint reads Victor Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dorothy L. Sayers |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz |
| Year | 1928 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first, published November 1928 (Sayers' first Wimsey… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first, published November 1928 (Sayers' first Wimsey short-story collection), with the E. McKnight Kauffer dust jacket. US Brewer & Warren, New York, 1929.

## Is this the true first?
UK Gollancz 1928 is the true first; US Brewer & Warren followed in 1929.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Second impression December 1928 and later reprints follow the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Lord Peter Views the Body* by Dorothy L. Sayers a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/lord-peter-views-the-body
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.