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Murder Room
by James, P.D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1400041414
- ISBN 13
- 9781400041411
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Inscribed by James on the title page. Near Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($25.95). Quater black buckram with orange paper on the boards, bumped at the corners. Square and firmly bound, bookplate on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. An Adam Dalgliesh dectective novel.
Synopsis
P. D. James is the author of 17 previous books, most of which have been filmed for television. Before her retirement in 1979, she served in the forensics and criminal justice departments of Great Britain’s Home Office, and she has been a magistrate and a governor of the BBC. The recipient of many prizes and honours, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. In 2000 she celebrated her 80th birthday and published her autobiography, Time to Be in Earnest . From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4656
- Title
- Murder Room
- Author
- James, P.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1400041414
- ISBN 13
- 9781400041411
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Detective Fiction, British Literature, 20th Century Literature, Crime
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Title Page
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
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