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Original Sin
by James, P.D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571172539
- ISBN 13
- 9780571172535
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London . Boston, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Andrew Davidson -- Cover Art. 426 pages, author's note. Black coloured boards with yellow writing on the spine. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the back strip. Rubbing to the book corners and light browning to the text block edges. The major fault with the book is that there has been a gift inscription to the title page. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Andrew Davidson with white writing on the front panel and spine. Rubbing and chipping to the dust wrapper corners. Rubbing and chipping to the top back strip edge. The laminate of the dust wrapper has become a little scuffed and marked. In this novel Adam Dalgliesh has to unravel the mystery of the death of the unpopular publishing figure Gerard Etienne ( with no lack of suspects ). This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Andrew Davidson -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; ISBN: 0571172539. ISBN/EAN: 9780571172535. Inventory No: 0104873. . 9780571172535
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
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104873
- Title
- Original Sin
- Author
- James, P.D
- Illustrator
- Andrew Davidson -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571172539
- ISBN 13
- 9780571172535
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London . Boston
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel, Detective Fiction, Adam Dalgliesh -- Mystery Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; Andrew Davidson -- Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 0571172539 EAN: 9780571172535 James, P.D. Original Sin
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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