A Taste For Death
by James, P D
An Adam Dalgliesh MysteryTwo men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, thier throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous secrets.
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A TASTE FOR DEATH
by JAMES, P. D.
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London: Faber and Faber, 1986. First printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first UK edition of this Silver Dagger-winning and Booker Prize-nominated Adam Dalgliesh mystery, in which the inspector/poet must piece together the twin murders of a local vagrant and an ex-Minister of State. 8.5'' x 5.25''. Original black boards. Original unclipped (£9.95) color pictorial… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York, New York: Knopf, 1986. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Author's 7th title featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, SIGNED by Ms James (her name & date only) on ffep; old gift inscription in pen inside front cover; NO other writing/highlighting/underlining; not ex-lib. Orig. published in Britain, this is the First American Edition, albeit the Third… Read more about this item Item Price
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Faber and Faber. Hardback. Signed by P. D. James to a label pasted securely to the title page. 454pp. First edition. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Black boards with silver tiles to spine are very clean and general neat Dust jacket is lightly rubbed. Pages are tanned. Very clean. Very good copy in like dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1986. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED ON FFEP BY P. D. JAMES. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 459 pp. Price of $18.95 on front flap of dust jacket; first American edition stated.
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New York, New York: Knopf, 1986. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Exquisite condition on this 7th title featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. Orig. published in Britain, this is the First American Edition, First Printing, from 1986. From the estate of a local mystery writer/collector, both the hardcover book & DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): faint… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TASTE FOR DEATH
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NY: Knopf, 1986. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Knopf. Hardcover. 1986. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED by Author. Bound in pearl gray and red with silver gilt titles in white pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Jacket illustration and deisign by Danny Pelavin. The return… Read more about this item Item Price
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by James, P. D.
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New York: Borzoi Book / Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First American Edition. Hardcover. Deckle-edged pages. 459 pages. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery, No. 7. Two bodies, their throats cut, lie in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington. One is an alcoholic tramp; the other, Sir Paul Berowne, is a baronet… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Taste for Death
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N,Y.: Alfred A Knopf. Illus dj. gloss. Prev. owner's inscription on endpaper. Otherwise pages & book appear never read. Clean, white, tight pgs. DJ has tiny amt of rub wear edges. Adam Dalgliesh and his two young assistants search for connections and clues to solve a murder mystery. . Hardcover. First American Edition. 1986. Item Price
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A Taste for Death
by James, P. D. **SIGNED**
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Toronto, ON: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Limited, 1986. Stated First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Adam Dalgleish is back... . Red cloth spine with gilt text is mated with white paper covered boards. Front panel carries author's name in gilt. Spine ends slightly rubbed … Read more about this item Item Price
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Knopf, 1986. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First American edition, first printing. SIGNED BY BTHE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE without personalization or inscription. A fine, fresh copy, small. rem. stripe bottom edge, in bright, crisp dust jacket. Hardcover. 459 pp. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery, the author's first after a nine-year gap for the character.
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A Taste for Death
by James, P. D.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1986. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dj has light edgewear with a couple tiny tears & very light soiling. Light wear. Lightly bumped corners. Very light soiling.
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A Taste for Death.
by James, P. D.
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