Original Sin
by James, P. D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571172539
- ISBN 13
- 9780571172535
- Seller
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Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
P. D. James is the author of twenty-one books, most of which have been filmed for television. She spent thirty years in various departments of the British Civil Service, including the Police and Criminal Law Departments of Great Britain's Home Office. She has served as a magistrate and as a governor of the BBC. The recipient of many prizes and honours, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991 and was inducted into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame in 2008. She lives in London and Oxford. From the Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Christopher Morrow, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0003674
- Title
- Original Sin
- Author
- James, P. D
- Illustrator
- Andrew Davidson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571172539
- ISBN 13
- 9780571172535
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime Fiction;
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