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INNOCENT BLOOD
by James, P. D
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0684165910
- ISBN 13
- 9780684165912
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over red boards, archival mylar-protected red-black lettered dust jacket (unclipped) by Paul Bacon, red endpapers, 311 pages. FINE/VG+ CONDITION! Tight, bright, clean copy in a sharp dust jacket (unclipped) with slight wear and a couple of tiny nicks to its edges. No remainder marks.<br/> <br/> A young woman searches for her identity along dangerous pathways.<br/> <br/> P[hyllis] D[orothy] James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (1920 - 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English crime writer. She rose to fame for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh.
Synopsis
At eighteen, Philippa Palfrey, the confident adopted daughter of a celebrated academic, exercises her right to find the names of her real parents. What she uncovers is a terrible secret that will for ever change her life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4670
- Title
- INNOCENT BLOOD
- Author
- James, P. D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684165910
- ISBN 13
- 9780684165912
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Britain, murder, Kensington, identity, illegitimacy, search, crime, danger, prostitute, criminal, prison,
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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