First edition, first impression. x, 310pp. Signed and dated by P D James on the title page. In black cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Bright red endpapers. 8vo. Neat, clean, bright and crisp throughout. In its original dust jacket, not price clipped, bright and crisp with very slight bump at spine head. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodart-style sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A very handsome, pleasing copy.
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