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James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Clean, tight and unmarked in blue boards with Scribners A on copyright page. Spine lean major fault with some light foxing to outer page edges and light wear at base of spine but otherwise a nice copy. Author's 3rd book. Price intact jacket has minor edgewear to spine ends. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
JAMES, P.D.. UNNATURAL CAUSES a Mystery Novel. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NY, 1967.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Description: BOTTOM EDGE WEAR, NEW ENDPAPERS. NO MARKINGS.REMAINDER DOT.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
James, P.D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Third book in the Adam Dalgliesh series. Some shelf wear and toning to pages.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.
James, P. D. Unnatural Causes. New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1967, 1967.
Price: US$113.11 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 236pp. Octavo in original blue cloth with white lettering on spine and white decoration on front. Slight edgewear. Illustrated dust jacket is not price-clipped, very slight chipping on edges. Clean textblock with some age toning. Very good condition. The third book in the Adam Dalgliesh books.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$114.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Text block is tight with no loose pages; no markings or underlinings. Very slight wear along bottom of boards and at base of spine. On the copyright page is the notation "A - 8.67 [MC]". The author's third Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Dust jacket protected in clear mylar wrapper; bubble wrapped, boxed, and shipped with USPS Tracking (USA only).
Seller: Lyon's Den Mystery Books & More, Rock Hill, SC, U.S.A.
P.D. James. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967.
Price: US$153.74 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$176.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A spectacular copy of the third installment in the classic Adam Dalgliesh mystery series, from the "reigning mistress of murder" (Time). First Printing, with publisher's code A - 8.67 [MC] on copyright page. 8vo: Publisher's coarsely woven French blue cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and decorated in white; first-issue dust jacket (with only mention of James's first two novels on back panel), priced $3.95. Remarkably Fine, square, tight and unread, in a Very Fine Jacket. Barzun & Taylor, Catalogue of Crime 1920. "The country-house setting and the characterization of the unfortunate criminal are excellently handled, and the powerful ending under rushing waters is both credible and mysterious, but the method of murder as well as its cause is farfetched." (Catalogue of Crime) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
James, P[hyllis] D[orothy]. UNNATURAL CAUSES. Charles Scribner's Sons [1967], New York, 1967.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. The third Adam Dalgliesh novel. Top edge of text block a touch dusty, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends, small closed tear to lower rear panel. (14200)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
James, P[hyllis] D[orothy]. UNNATURAL CAUSES. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. The third Adam Dalgliesh novel. Top edge of text block a touch dusty, a fine copy in fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends and small closed tear to lower rear panel. (#137085)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
James, P. D. [Phyllis Dorothy]. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first American edition. Faint rubbing to board edge and some toning to outer page edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a small nick near middle spine fold of front cover and a short crease to upper corner of the back flap, else fine.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$261.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Attractive copy, unmarked in blue boards with Scribners A on copyright page. A fain, small damp stain to top page edges. Author's 3rd book. Minor edgewear to head of jacket spine and faint stain on rear panel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo; blue cloth, with titles and pictorial elements stamped in white on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 236pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Pronounced forward lean, with some faint foxing to top edge of text; Very Good+ in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. The renowned mystery author's third book published in the US, an Adam Dalgliesh novel.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by P. D. James (1920-2014) on the title page. James' third novel. First American Edition. First Printing. 236 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket is clean and sharp, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with white titling. Previous owner's address label on upper left corner of front pastedown, splash stain on rear first free endpaper, clean within.
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
James, P.D.. UNNATURAL CAUSES - SIGNED. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm); royal blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in white on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [10],11-236,[4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a very Near Fine dsutjacket, unclipped (priced $3.95), with a single tiny tear along rear joint, discreetly tape mended on verso. Sharp copy of the third novel in James's long-running series featuring detective Adam Dalgliesh. "Dalgliesh is called in when the body of a mystery writer is found in a floating dinghy. What gives this story a touch of color is that someone has chopped off the deceased's hands" (Bourgeau, p.160). Hubin, p.216.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$342.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing with no flaws. Author's third book. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$439.00 + 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. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
James, P. D.. Unnatural Causes. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1967.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of author's third novel is bright and fresh. No real flaws. Signed neatly by author on title page with no inscription. Jacket is bright and fresh. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
JAMES, P.D.. UNNATURAL CAUSES. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1967), 1967.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A truly Very Fine (virtually As New) unread First U.S. Edition in Fine dust jacket of the famed author's third book. A superb collector's copy, scarce thus.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.