Black Tower
by James, P D
P. D. JAMES was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience has been used in her novels. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Arts and has served as a Governor of the BBC, a member of the Arts Council, where she was Chairman of the Literary Advisory Panel, on the Board of the British Council, and as a magistrate in Middlesex and London. She is an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She has won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (US). She has received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983, and was created a life peer in 1991. In 1997 she was elected President of the Society of Authors. She lives in London and Oxford and has two daughters, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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The Black Tower
by James, P.D.
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- 1975
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.95), toned at the spine. Black cloth, lightly bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The fifth Adam Dalgliesh novel, one that sees him investigating the death of his… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First US Edition. Hardcover. 271pp. Cloth. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Mild spine slant. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with some shelf wear. ; Octavo.
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THE BLACK TOWER
by James, P. D (SIGNED)
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New York: Scribner, 1975. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. SIGNED AND DATED ON TITLE PAGE BY P. D. JAMES without personalization. Near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with minimal chips. Owner bookplate front pastedown. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. 271 pp.
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by James, P. D.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by P. D. James (1920-2014) on the title page. James' sixth novel. First American Edition. First Printing. 271 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket has light scuffing from shelf wear, closed tear at base of spine was repaired with cellophane tape at verso and is almost invisible… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower
by James, P. D.
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New York: Warner Books. Very Good. 1992. Mass Market Paperback. Mild spine crease. 0.6 x 6.6 x 4.2 Inches. 284 pages. Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to the bedside of an elderly priest. When Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley is dead. Is it merely his own brush with mortality that causes Dalgliesh… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BLACK TOWER.
by James, P. D.
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London:: Faber & Faber,, (1975). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in a fair only dust jacket (hint of spine slant, rubbing and wear to the dj at the folds, creasing to the upper edge, and base of spine of dj).. First printing. A classic novel - an early mystery featuring Adam Dalgleish. Winner of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower
by P.D. James
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Faber and Faber, 10/06/2005. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Item Price
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Surprise, Arizona, USA
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London (1975): Faber & Faber. First Edition. Fine/Very Good+. first impression, publisher's gray cloth, printed in gilt; pictorial dust jacket with 2.75 net on front flap, showing light wear at extremities and a couple of short closed tears on rear panel. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind.
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The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #5)
by P. D. James
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Scribner. Used - Acceptable. Scribner, 10/02/2001, Paperback, Acceptable condition. Dampstained. Item Price
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The Black Tower
by James, P D
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- Reprint; Thirteenth Printing
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- 1985
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- Paperback
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London: Sphere Books Limited. Good+. 1985. Reprint; Thirteenth Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Some creasing to cover and slightly slanted spine, small ink price to front endpaper. ; Thirteenth printing. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover photo by Mark Gerson. ; 288 pages; Hoping for a little investigation to enliven his convalescence, Commander Adam Dalgliesh… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower
by James, P D
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- 1975
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London: Faber & Faber. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571107311 . 1st edition hbk in d/w; no names or other handwriting inside book; generally a nice copy in a price clipped d/w that has edgewear - creasing and rubbing, likewise wear to the spine fold, but no substantial loss; vg/g++;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower.
by James, P. D.
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- 1975
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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London: Faber & Faber. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571107311 . Near fine in a very good+ DJ. (Short edge nicks & traces of light shelfwear at corners of DJ. ) Author's SIXTH book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages . Item Price
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The Black Tower : An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
by P. D. James
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- 2001
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Touchstone, 2001. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #5)
by P. D. James
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Scribner. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Item Price
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The Black Tower [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by JAMES, P.D.
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London: Faber and Faber, 1975. First Edition. First Impression. Signed bookplate laid-in; Octavo (20.5cm) gray paper covered boards with gilt on spine; dustjacket; 271pp. Spine ends gently pushed; faint spot near bottom edge of front board, else a Fine copy; bookseller's ticket at bottom of ffep; dustjacket is unclipped (priced £2.75 net); Very Good or better, with light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #5)
by P. D. James
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The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #5)
by P. D. James
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THE BLACK TOWER
by JAMES P D
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- Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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Leicester, GBR
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London: Faber, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. A fine copy in like D/W. Scarce in this condition. SIGNED and DATED by the Author on the title page. A super copy Item Price
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The Black Tower
by P.D. James
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- used - excellent
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- 1987
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- Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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This book has been used, very minor wear to corners of back cover. Minor pencil marking first inner pages, no other markings inner pages. Spine intact, minor crease. "Commander Dalgliesh is recuperating from a life-threatening illness when he receives a call for advice from an elderly friend who works as a chaplain in a home for the disabled on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Black Tower
by James, P. D.
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- Used - BOOK VERY GOOD+
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- JACKET VERY GOOD+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1975
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- Hard Cover
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LEXINGTON, South Carolina, USA
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£339.18
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London: Faber & Faber, 1975. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. 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. Item Price
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