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Time to Be in Earnest : A Fragment of Autobiography
by P.D James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 037541066X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375410666
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1st printing of 1st American edition; inscribed by author. Fine hardcover in Near Fine DJ. Black and red boards, gilt titles on spine. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; inscribed on title page 'To Ellen | P.D. James'; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; lightly scuffed. Apparently new, unread book. 8vo, 269 pp; index; illustrated.
Synopsis
P.D. James is the author of 14 previous books, many of which have been adapted for television. She is the recipient of many honours, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for Lifetime Achievement and 1999 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in London, England. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18973
- Title
- Time to Be in Earnest : A Fragment of Autobiography
- Author
- P.D James
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 037541066X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375410666
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE, MYSTERY, MURDER, POLICE, CRIME, DETECTIVES, WHODUNIT, BRITISH, LONDON, OXFORD, AUTHORS, WRITERS, WOMEN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery; Biography, Literature;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Crisp
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