Original Sin (Signed First Edition)
by P. D. James
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Running Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Very Good. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1995. Signed Limited First Edition. Signed by P. D. James on the limitations page. Bound in rich full leather - Gold gilt page edging, lettering, and graphics. - Raised bands on the spine – Archival quality paper - Satin ribbon bookmark. 8vo – 6 x 9 ½ ". 416 pp. Includes a special message by the author. Near fine. No dust jacket as issued. Minor rubbing to the exterior gilt edges. The interior is clean, bright and solid.
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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- R. Rivers Books
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- BOOK7-102818022
- Title
- Original Sin (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- P. D. James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Rubbing
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