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James, P.D.. COVER HER FACE. Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1962.

Price: US$287.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8.25 x 5", cloth, 254pp, covers rubbed with small white (paint?) stain on front cover near top of front hinge, extremities bumped and fraying, spine cocked and darkened, pp a bit toned. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, INSCRIBED "To Louin (?) With every good wish from the author.11/18/84" AND SIGNED BY P.D. JAMES.

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

P. D. James. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1962.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 1st US Edition. Slight cock to spine else fine in lovely near fine dust jacket with slight chipping to crown of spine. Famed mystery writer's first book.

Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.

James, P.D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribner's Sons: NY (1962), 1962.

Price: US$517.50 + shipping

Description: 8.25 x 5.25", cloth, 254pp, covers a little edge-worn, extremities lightly bumped (spine ends moreso) and fraying, hinges loose, rear inner hinge a bit tender else a nice copy in an edge-worn dustjacket with some minor spotting to rear panel. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.

James, P. D.. Cover Her Face. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1962.

Price: US$558.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Nice copy in orange brown boards with one lightly bumped tip and light cupping to base of spine. First printing. Attractive, clean copy. Textblock tight and square. Owner signature on front endpaper. No other markings. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh with no tears, creasing, fading or rubbing though it does have a very tiny chip at gutter of rear panel near base of spine. Scribners A and date 6-66 (v) on copyright page and June '66 on front flap base. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

James, P[hyllis] D[orothy]. COVER HER FACE. Charles Scribner's Sons [1962], New York, 1962.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth. Signed by the James on the title page. Author's first book, introducing Chief Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. "Her first detective story, immediately pleasing and impressive." Barzun and Taylor: A Catalogue of Crime (1989) #1913. Small scratch to cloth at upper front panel, name in ink to front free endpaper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, two small circular indents to rear panel, touch of rubbing to base of spine panel. A lovely copy. (14199)

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

James, P[hyllis] D[orothy]. COVER HER FACE. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1962.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. Signed by James on the title page. The author's first book, introducing Chief Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. "Her first detective story, immediately pleasing and impressive." - Barzun and Taylor: A Catalogue of Crime (1989) #1913. Former owner's inked signature on front free endpaper. Small scratch to cloth at upper edge of front panel, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with two small circular indents in rear panel and touch of rubbing to lower spine end. A lovely copy. (#137084)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.