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James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, 1982.

Price: US$6.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, 1982.

Price: US$7.16 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1st edition 1st printing hardback in price clipped jacket, repriced by publisher. Book in VG+ condition, with no inscriptions, slight pushing at spine ends. Jacket in fine condition. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request.(TWB)

Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United Kingdom

P.D. James*****. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$7.80 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nice copy of this 1st edition, 1st printing. Book has slight crease to spine and a dusty top to pages otherwise is fine with no marks or inscriptions. Price clipped dust jacket has slight rubbing/marks otherwise is fine in a clear removable protective sleeve.

Seller: Talisman Books, Stockport, CHS, United Kingdom

P. D. James. The Skull Beneath the Skin (First Edition/First Printing). Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$9.04 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Looks unread.

Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom

JAMES, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber and Faber 1982, 1982.

Price: US$9.23 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, Limited, 1982.

Price: US$9.68 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, 1982.

Price: US$9.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES EDITION - Price-clipped dust jacket has minor wear. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have minor wear.

Seller: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom

P.D. JAMES. THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN. FABER & FABER, LONDON, 1982.

Price: US$10.39 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: THE DUST JACKET IS LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE PRICE HAS BEEN CLIPPED. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath The Skin.. Faber & Faber., London., 1982.

Price: US$10.40 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 384pp. DW is price clipped with light shelf wear. Internally, an owner's inscription. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: N. G. Lawrie Books, sheffield, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, UK, 1982.

Price: US$13.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing. Firm binding in black cloth boards with silver titling to spine. Corners and spine ends all very good. Text pages are all clean with no markings or inscriptions, although there is a previous owner name to a blank ep. Dust jacket is unclipped and has been protected in a removable clear cover. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Seller: James Hulme Books, Stourbridge, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The skull beneath the skin / P.D. James. Faber and Faber, London, England, 1982.

Price: US$13.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Published by Faber and Faber of London in 1982. Hardcover. 1st edition. Book condition: Good to Very Good. Black cloth boards with silver titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order apart from some signs of tannin got the page edges. Former name of owner has been scribbled out on the 1st inside pages. Dust Jacket condition: Good. Price unclipped. A piece of the jacket is missing at the top of the spine. See photograph. Dims: 220mm x 145mm x 35mm. 384 pages.

Seller: Terry Blowfield, Norwich, NORFO, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath The Skin. Faber & Faber, 1982.

Price: US$13.78 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: sovracopertina leggermente logorata e macchiata Condizioni dell'interno: leggermente ingiallite

Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy

JAMES P. D.. The Skull beneath the Skin. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER. Faber, [1982], 1982.

Price: US$15.60 + shipping

Description: 8vo., First Edition; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The second Cordelia Gray mystery.

Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

James, P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1982., 1982.

Price: US$16.11 + shipping

Description: 8vo (22.2x14cm), hardback, 384pp. Good condition in like dustwrapper (light wear, protective cover). Light wear, lower edge of pp49/50 lightly creased. Pictures available on request.

Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath The Skin : First printing. Faber and Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1982.

Price: US$16.84 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£7.95). Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, small crease to front inner flap (where price is) and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners, the odd small bump to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom

JAMES, P.D.. Skull Beneath the Skin, The. Faber, 1982.

Price: US$18.20 + shipping

Description: Cordelia Gray investigates a case relating to poison pen letters Near Fine in Near Fine jacket

Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom

JAMES, P.D.. Skull Beneath the Skin, The. Faber, 1982.

Price: US$18.20 + shipping

Description: Cordelia Gray investigates a case relating to poison pen letters Near Fine in Near Fine jacket

Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom

James, P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$19.50 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: silver titles spine, a Cordelia Gray mystery, the price-intact purple D/J. has a diagonal crease across the front bottom right corner, the book is a clean neat copy, 384 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. ISBN: 0571119611. ISBN/EAN: 9780571119615. Inventory No: CRM00057.

Seller: BOOKBARROW (PBFA member), Cambridge, United Kingdom

JAMES, P.D.. Skull Beneath the Skin, The. Faber, 1982.

Price: US$19.50 + shipping

Description: Cordelia Gray investigates a case relating to poison pen letters Fine in Fine jacket

Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United Kingdom

JAMES P D. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$23.40 + shipping

Description: First UK Edition. A near fine (or better) copy in like D/W.

Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom

P. D. James. The Skull Beneath The Skin. Faber 1982 First Edition First Printing, 1982.

Price: US$23.40 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Faber 1982 First Edition First Printing Bruised at top and base of spine and production fault to surface material of front board else Fine book in like Dust Jacket ''. the reality is terrifying. It is soon clear that Clarissa Lisle's secret enemy is with her on the island and Cordelia finds herself embroiled in a cse as dangerous as it is mysterious. ''

Seller: Porcupine Books, Ilford, United Kingdom

P.D. James. The Skull beneath the Skin. Faber and Faber, 1982.

Price: US$26.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Dust Jacket is without price clip. Book is free of owner inscriptions. First printing. Would be as new if it were not for a couple of foxing spots on page block.

Seller: Affordable Firsts, Marlow -on-Thames, United Kingdom

JAMES, P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$30.43 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Boards lightly bumped, with a gift inscription on the flyleaf, otherwise a very good copy in a slightly edge creased dust jacket.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

James,P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$38.90 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A lovely unread copy. SELLER SUPPLIED IMAGES.

Seller: James Howell Rare Books, Dublin, IRELA, Ireland

JAMES, P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin *SIGNED (plain bookplate) First Edition, 1st printing*. London: Faber 1982, 1982.

Price: US$39.01 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition. First printing. SIGNED by the author to a small, plain loose label laid into the book. Fine in fine, price-clipped dustjacket, protected by an archival quality, removable, transparent, inert jacket protector. An excellent copy. Overseas buyers please read shipping terms and estimated transit times prior to ordering.' 'We are established reputable First Edition sellers and understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging'

Seller: Malden Books, Kingston-upon-Thames, SURRE, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, England, 1982.

Price: US$45.04 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: the second cordelia gray. Dated PON on front free fly. lovely edward goreyesque dust jacket.

Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.

JAMES, P.D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$45.65 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Light rubbing to bottom edge of front board and a small bump to a small section of the text, otherwise a nice clean copy in a near fine dust jacket.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

JAMES, P.D. [Phyllis Dorothy] (1920-2014). The Skull Beneath the Skin. London: Faber and Faber, 1982, 1982.

Price: US$49.41 + shipping

Description: [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.384. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the purple illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £7.95. Edges slightly dusty else fine in a clean, fine wrapper. The second Cordelia Gray case.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

P. D. James. The Skull Beneath The Skin. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$58.51 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A very smart first edition of this thrilling Cordelia Gray novel from James. First edition. Set in a reconstructed Victorian castle on the fictional Courcy Island, Cordelia Gray is asked to investigate the death threats received by acclaimed actress Clarissa Lisle who is due to play the lead in John Webster's drama The Duchess of Malfi. Written by Phyllis Dorothy James, an English novelist and life peer best known for creating the character of detective and police commander, Adam Dalgliesh. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original price clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

P.D. James. The Skull Beneath The Skin. Faber and Faber, 1982.

Price: US$65.01 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nice copy with light wear/signs of handling; dust wrapper has slight wear to edges & a light crease on the front panel along the spine (though not too obvious) but no losses, good colour (no fading) & is unclipped (now in protective cover). Very clean inside; no ownership signatures or other marks.

Seller: The Bookshop on the Heath Ltd, London, United Kingdom

P. D. James. The Skull Beneath the Skin. faber and faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$65.01 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The first edition, first printing of this crime detective novel by P. D. James in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of The Skull Beneath the Skin by P. D. James in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper.The crime and detective novel unfolds when the author's female private detective Cordelia Gray is left to solve the murder of a friend on a weekend away on the Dorset coast.Phyllis Dorothy James was an English novelist. She was best known for her series of detective novels featuring the police commander Adam Dalgliesh.Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber London 1982, 1982.

Price: US$66.00 + shipping

Description: 1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo 384pp.,

Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

P.D. JAMES. THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN. Faber and Faber, UK, 1982.

Price: US$70.00 + shipping

Description: THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN by P. D. JAMES -1st ed UK Faber & Faber 1982 HC NF wi( with some spotting) in NF DJ

Seller: Happy Heroes, Monroe, NJ, U.S.A.

P. D. James. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$74.11 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A fine first edition copy of the second of P. D. James' Cordelia Gray novels, an exciting murder mystery. The first edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A thrilling mystery novel by P. D. James, featuring her female private detective Cordelia Gray, this being the second Gray novel.'The Skull Beneath the Skin' is set in a reconstructed Victorian Castle, on a fictional Island along the Dorset coast. The novel features of an actress, who is brutally murdered just before performing in 'The Duchess of Malfi'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Very light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

JAMES, P.D.. The Skull Beneath The Skin [with Signed Bookplate Laid In]. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$93.50 + shipping

Description: First Impression. Octavo; black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver; dustjacket; 384pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Some trivial wear to spine ends, with light vertical creasing to spine; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 7.95 net), bright, and Fine. Attractive copy of this early Cordelia Gray novel.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

James, P.D.. THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN. First UK Printing, Signed. Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$97.82 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First Printing. Signed by P.D. James(for the seller in person) to the title page and Near Fine in NF dustjacket.

Seller: Northern Lights Rare Books and Prints, Sastamala, Finland

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin *SIGNED*. Faber & Faber, 1982.

Price: US$104.01 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Fine first Edition, first impression in a Fine unclipped DJ, signed by the author to the title page

Seller: Westmoor Books, Leyburn, United Kingdom

James, P.D.. The Skull Beneath The Skin (Signed 1st edition). Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$140.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: The second Cordelia Gray mystery, 9th novel overall. Beautiful copy, very fine in similar dw, SIGNED by James on the title page.

Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

JAMES, P. D.. THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN.. [London]: Faber & Faber, [1982]., 1982.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. Cordelia Gray is hired to accompany fading actress Clarissa Lisle to a castle where she is planning her spectacular comeback. At the gothic castle, Clarissa receives numerous poison-pen letters containing death threats. Cordelia is asked to investigate.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.

James, P. D.. The Skull Beneath the Skin. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.

Price: US$359.00 + 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.