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Death Comes to Pemberley
by James, P. D
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307362043
- ISBN 13
- 9780307362049
- Seller
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Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
$11.95$7.17
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About This Item
Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2012. A very nice copy of this re-creation of the Pride and Prejudice world as only Ms. James could have written it. Interiors are unmarked except for the previous owner's name to the first page. Light rubbing and creasing to the spine and cover. A very solid copy.. First Vintage Canada Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
P. D. JAMES was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience has been used in her novels. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Arts and has served as a Governor of the BBC, a member of the Arts Council, where she was Chairman of the Literary Advisory Panel, on the Board of the British Council, and as a magistrate in Middlesex and London. She is an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She has won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (US). She has received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983, and was created a life peer in 1991. In 1997 she was elected President of the Society of Authors. She lives in London and Oxford and has two daughters, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarc Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017413
- Title
- Death Comes to Pemberley
- Author
- James, P. D
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Vintage Canada Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307362043
- ISBN 13
- 9780307362049
- Publisher
- Vintage Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2012
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookmarc Books
Biblio member since 2011
Campbell River, British Columbia
About Bookmarc Books
We are a small independent, carbon-neutral bookroom located in Campbell River, BC. Open to the public by appointment only, we specialize in Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Weird Fiction. Throw in some Occult options and we think we've got a nice assortment, but by all means, have a look for yourself. If you need more info or a scan, just let us know.If you are a local or are visiting the Campbell River area, you can always pick your book up in person...at an agreed upon time, please. We also feature Free Local Delivery!
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
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