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Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #8)
by James, P. D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571141781
- ISBN 13
- 9780571141784
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Faber and Faber Inc, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A First Edition copy with just a touch of shelfwear, else Near Fine. The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition with light chipping to the spine.
Synopsis
Devices and Desires is a 1989 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It takes place on Larksoken, an isolated headland in Norfolk.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 623764
- Title
- Devices and Desires (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #8)
- Author
- James, P. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571141781
- ISBN 13
- 9780571141784
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Inc
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- whar.911, , , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...