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James, P. D.. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (First Printing). Faber & Faber, 1972.
Price: US$76.82 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first impression. Near Fine: tight and square in sharp green boards with a little sunning to the spine tips; bright gilt; a few tiny spots to the top-edge of the page block; very small mark to the ffep else very bright, crisp and clean. The unclipped dustwrapper (£1.90 net stated) is Good only: vivid, unfaded colouring; wear to the extremities with tape repairs to both sides at the foot of the spine and to the verso of the bottom of the front flap fold; faint damp stain by the rear spine fold and surface abrasion by the bottom of the front gutter; presents somewhat better than this sounds in a removable, archival-quality Brodart protective cover. All orders are sent very carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and sturdy cardboard. 618.
Seller: Bradhurst Fine Editions, Framlingham, United Kingdom
James, P.D.. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Faber and Faber, London, UK, 1972.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first UK edition book in very good minus dust jacket. Dark green-blue paper covered boards and spine with gilt lettering on spine. Extremities are sunned, more so on tail of spine and lower edge of front panel. Foxing to outer page edges. Foxing starting on front and back paste-downs/end papers and occasionally in the margins of text pages. Dust jacket spine is faded. Upper and lower edges of front and back panels are lightly sunned. Most upper and lower edges are rubbed to some extent. Loss over width at head of jacket spine and carrying over to upper edges of front and back panels, 1 5/8" by up to 1/4". Loss over width at tail of jacket spine and carrying over to lower edges of front and back panels, 2" by up to 3/8". Lower fore-edge corner on front panel has loss of 3/4" by up to 3/8". Upper fore-edge corner on front panel has loss of 5/8" by up to 1/4" with adjacent 3/8" closed vertical tear along the fold. Back fore-edge corners have rubs with loss of up to 1/4". Stain on lower edge of front inside flap. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
P. D. James. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Faber & Faber, 1972.
Price: US$96.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition and a VG+ book in near VG dw. An ex-library copy with usual marks, and signed by the author on title page.
Seller: Poor Richards Books, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
JAMES, P. D.. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Faber and Faber 1972, 1972.
Price: US$106.19 + shipping
Description: First edition, octavo, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, VG (slight bruising to spine extrems, v light foxing to upper page edges, v slight tanning to eps & page edges) in d/w, VG (light tanning & rubbing, light creasing to edges)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
James, P. D.. An Unsuitable Job For a Woman.. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1972.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Both the book and the dust jacket have very, very light wear on the spine tips. Book slightly cocked. States: "First Published in 1972". Price on dust jacket. A nice copy.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Price: US$166.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, small bald patch on spine where old sticky label has pulled away, spine and back jacket slightly yellowed, corners very slightly rubbed. Not price clipped (£1.90), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 216pp. 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. P. D. James's fifth and most sought after crime thriller.
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
James, P. D.. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Faber & Faber, London, 1972.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: Very nice copy with no flaws. Price intact jacket also with no flaws. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
James, P D. An Unsuitable Job For A Woman. London Faber 1972, 1972.
Price: US$224.05 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1972. A very good book with spotting to page edge without inscriptions. In a very good+ (or better) dust wrapper which is clipped and has a small rubbed patch to the front panel. Some wear to the edges and corners. The fifth novel by James.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (20.25cm.); original simulated cloth in white pictorial dust jacket printed in green, red, and black; 216pp. Spine a hint cocked, jacket panels and spine toned, extremities slightly rubbed; Near Fine in Near Very Good jacket. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. The first of two novels to feature private detective Cordelia Gray (the other being The Skull Beneath the Skin, (1982)).
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
JAMES, P. D.. AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN.. Faber and Faber, [1972]., London, 1972.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Fine in dust jacket. The first Cordelia Gray mystery. Bernie Pryde's death was certainly suicide and it left Cordelia Gray as sole proprietress of Bernie's private detective agency. It also left her with an assignment originally intended for Bernie.to investigate the death of a Cambridge student who was found hanging in his room. An attractive, fresh copy that introduces Cordelia Gray.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. Faber & Faber, London, 1972.
Price: US$409.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. FIRST PRINTING. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
James, P. D. (SIGNED). AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN. Faber & Faber, London, 1972.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo. SIGNED BY P. D. JAMES ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. Near fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 216 pp.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
JAMES, P. D.. AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN.. Faber and Faber, [1972]., London, 1972.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. The first Cordelia Gray mystery. Bernie Pryde's death was certainly suicide and it left Cordelia Gray as sole proprietress of Bernie's private detective agency. It also left her with an assignment originally intended for Bernie.to investigate the death of a Cambridge student who was found hanging in his room. An attractive, fresh copy that introduces Cordelia Gray.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
JAMES, P. D.. AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN.. Faber and Faber, [1972]., London, 1972.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. The first Cordelia Gray mystery. Bernie Pryde's death was certainly suicide and it left Cordelia Gray as sole proprietress of Bernie's private detective agency. It also left her with an assignment originally intended for Bernie.to investigate the death of a Cambridge student who was found hanging in his room. An attractive, fresh copy that introduces Cordelia Gray. This copy is housed in a cloth clamshell case with the dust jacket copy repeated on the front and rear covers and the spine panel. A handsome presentation.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.