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JAMES, P.D.. COVER HER FACE. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NY, 1966.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: library stamp to spine area, new endpapers, bottom edge wear. unclipped dj.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
James, P.D.. COVER HER FACE. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); rust-colored cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-254,[2]pp. Faint sprinkle of foxing to upper edge of textblock, else Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustjacket, with two faint, shallow damp marks along lower edge (noticeable only on verso). Sharp copy of the author's first novel, and the first to feature her recurring character detective Adam Dalgliesh. "Dalgliesh investigates the murder of a beautiful young woman who was many things to many people - all of them bad" (Bourgeau, p.160). Hubin, p.216.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by P. D. James (1920-2014) on the title page. James' first novel. First American Edition. First Printing. 254 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket is clean and sharp, with two closed tears at head of rear panel, now in mylar cover. Terra cotta cloth boards with black titling to spine. Previous owner's name and address written in blue ink on first free endpaper, clean within.
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
JAMES, P.D.. COVER HER FACE. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NY, 1966.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A-6.66 (v), 2 CLOSED EDGE TEARS TO THE UNCLIPPED DJ, CLEAN, UNMARKED COPY.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$855.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Handsome copy. No flaws, crisp tight and square. First printing with Scribner's A on copyright page. Jacket is fresh and bright as is textblock. Author's first book. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1080.00 + shipping
Description: Handsome copy. Signed by author on bookplate laid in. Unmarked, tight and square. First printing with Scribner's A on copyright page. Price intact jacket is fresh and bright. Author's first book. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
James, P.D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by James on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.95), some rubbing at the back panel. Brick red buckram with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The debut novel from James, also the first to feature her detective Adam Dalgliesh.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition, first printing. Signed by P. D. James on the title page. Bound in publisher's rust colored cloth with spine lettered in black. Near Fine with slight bruising to spine ends in Near Fine dust jacket with light wear at spine ends, light indents to front panel, bubbling to laminate at front spine joint ends. The author's first novel.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$1265.66 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine US first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR DIRECTLY ONTO THE TITLE PAGE + ALSO INCLUDES A SIGNED PUBLICITY PHOTO - Pictures available upon request.
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
James, P. D.. COVER HER FACE. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First U. S. edition, hardcover, with "A - 6.66 [v]" on copyright page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket with just a hint of edge wear at spine. Original price of $3.95 still present on jacket. Mylar cover on jacket. SIGNED by author on title page. The author's first novel, introducing Chief Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh.
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1795.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. FIRST PRINTING. The author's first novel, introducing Chief Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.