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P.D. James

A Mind to Murder Inscribed First Edition

Faber and Faber

1963

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A first UK edition, first printing of A Mind to Murder by P.D. James, inscribed by the author.

  • P.D James (English).
  • London: Faber and Faber, 1963. 
  • Octavo.
  • 224 pages.
  • Inscribed "To Dick" by P.D. James on title page.
  • Spine is pink and white with black lettering, dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "18s net" on front flap.

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Faint gray smudge on front cover.

Mild chipping to fore corners and head joints.

A long open chip along length of spine tail.

Mild creasing, moderate age-toning, and faint brown staining along spine.

Moderate soiling along rear cover.

Boards have faint black soiling along extremities.

Moderate shelving and rubbing wear along head and tail edges.

Spine severely cocked.

Text block has mild bending wear throughout along tail fore corner.

Moderate age-toning, soiling, scuffing along all edges, and a dark brown smudge along fore edge.

Endpapers have moderate foxing and acid staining from non-archival tape and adhesive (now removed). 

Feature(s)

First Edition, Signed, Dust Jacket

Language

English

Subject

Modern first editions, Mystery and Detective, English literature and history, Literature, Novels, Fiction, Autographed and Signed Material, Women Writers

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