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DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS
by James, P. D. (SIGNED)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 2001. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE BY P. D. JAMES without personalization. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. 415 pp.
Synopsis
Death in Holy Orders is a 2001 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It is set in an Anglican theological college, called Saint Anselm's, on the coast of East Anglia. The novel centers around the murder of an Anglican Archdeacon, who comes to inspect the premises, and subsequent murders on the Church grounds. The book gives insight into the structure of the Anglican Church and its priest training.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08784
- Title
- DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS
- Author
- James, P. D. (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A . Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
About Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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