Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1986
ISBN 10: 039455583X ISBN 13: 9780394555836
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.9.
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Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1972
Seller: Blacks Bookshop: Member of CABS 2017, IOBA, SIBA, ABA, Argillite, KY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover_boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. BCE/BOMC. 5.75"x 8.5" 185pgs. Red boards w/black letters on spine. DJ #5838. Jacket photo of Kings College Cambridge by Ramsey & Muspratt Ltd. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), unmarked. Minimal edge & shelf wear to DJ. Secure ship w/track #. Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces P. D. James's courageous but vulnerable young detective, Cordelia Gray, in a top-rated puzzle of peril that holds you all the way (The New York Times). Source: Goodreads.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 037543223X ISBN 13: 9780375432231
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some very beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a very faint hint of a previous owner's initials on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but does have a small nick with wrinkling to the laminate at the top rear corner of the dust jacket. "Her first novel, Cover Her Face, featuring the investigator and poet Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, named after a teacher at Cambridge High School, was published in 1962. Many of James's mystery novels take place against the backdrop of UK bureaucracies, such as the criminal justice system and the National Health Service, in which she worked for decades starting in the 1940s. Two years after the publication of Cover Her Face, James's husband died, and she took a position as a civil servant within the criminal section of the Home Office. She worked in government service until her retirement in 1979. " (from Wikipedia).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2011
ISBN 10: 0307959856 ISBN 13: 9780307959850
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Her first novel, Cover Her Face, featuring the investigator and poet Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, named after a teacher at Cambridge High School, was published in 1962. Many of James's mystery novels take place against the backdrop of UK bureaucracies, such as the criminal justice system and the National Health Service, in which she worked for decades starting in the 1940s. Two years after the publication of Cover Her Face, James's husband died, and she took a position as a civil servant within the criminal section of the Home Office. She worked in government service until her retirement in 1979. " (from Wikipedia).
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307270777 ISBN 13: 9780307270771
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "When White returned from the Second World War, he was experiencing mental illness, and James was forced to provide for the whole family until her husband's death in 1964. With her husband in a psychiatric institution and their daughters being mostly cared for by his parents, James studied hospital administration and from 1949 to 1968 worked for a hospital board in London. She began writing in the mid-1950s, using her maiden name ("My genes are James genes"). Her first novel, Cover Her Face, featuring the investigator and poet Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, named after a teacher at Cambridge High School, was published in 1962. Many of James's mystery novels take place against the backdrop of UK bureaucracies, such as the criminal justice system and the National Health Service, in which she worked for decades starting in the 1940s. Two years after the publication of Cover Her Face, James's husband died, and she took a position as a civil servant within the criminal section of the Home Office. She worked in government service until her retirement in 1979. " (from Wikipedia).
Published by London: Penguin Books in association with Faber and Faber, 1990
ISBN 10: 0140132910 ISBN 13: 9780140132915
Seller: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Not specifically dated, but circa 1992. Wrappers. Spine creased and rubbed, with some wear at foot, covers a little creased. Reprint (first published by Faber, 1989; by Penguin, 1990), inscribed by the author on the title-page to Christian Parham, "For Maggie [Fergusson]'s mother, who bakes the best fruit cakes in Britain! With gratitude. P.D. James 28 Sept. 1992". Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 2011
ISBN 10: 0571283578 ISBN 13: 9780571283576
Seller: Rosley Books est. 2000, WIGTON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Given. LONDON : 2011. Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In mustard-colour pictorial dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Red end -papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (ix), 310 pages. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
Published by Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London . 2011., 2011
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt back, scarlet end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Printer's key 6 8 10 9 7 5. Contains 310 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £18.99. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Published by Published by Faber and Faber Limited, 24 Russell Square London First edition . 1994., 1994
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First Edition
First edition hard back black covers with cream titles. Name to front end paper. Fine condition. Dust wrapper spine ends slightly turned in, 10 mm closed nick to foot of front panel, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Published by Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square, London First Edition . 1997., 1997
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full printer's key 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Contains 390 pp. Hint of tanning to the closed text block edges, hinges remain tight and never opened. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.