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The Children of Men
by P D James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0571167411
- ISBN 13
- 9780571167418
- Seller
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Longford , Longford, Ireland
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About This Item
First Edition. Faber and Faber. London 1992
P D James astonishing novel about an England where infertility has spread like a plague and no babies are born.
Book is very good + with clean cloth bound boards. No rubbing or bumping. No markings or inscriptions. Edges of text block and leaves are somewhat browned.
DJ is not price clipped with very little edge wear at extremities. Now in protective removeable sleeve.
A very good+ book.
Synopsis
P. D. James is the author of nineteen books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries. She spent thirty years in various departments of the British Civil Service, including the Police and Criminal Law Departments of Great Britain’s Home Office. She has served as a magistrate and as a governor of the BBC. In 2000 she celebrated her eightieth birthday and published her autobiography, Time to Be in Earnest . The recipient of many prizes and honors, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. She lives in London and Oxford.
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- Bookseller
- Dephen Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20276
- Title
- The Children of Men
- Author
- P D James
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571167411
- ISBN 13
- 9780571167418
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 239
- Size
- 24 x 16 cms
- Keywords
- Fiction, Modern First
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- Rubbing
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