Innocent Blood
by James, P. D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st USA edition, with unclipped d/j (slight bumping at top); red boards with clean black quarterbound spine, bright s
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. 1st USA. hardback. Very good, 1st USA edition, with unclipped d/j (slight bumping at top); red boards with clean black quarterbound spine, bright silver titling; tight unmarked pages, some foxing on edges.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, believes herself to be the motherless, illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic father. At eighteen she exercises her right to find out the truth. What she discovers will change her life forever. Philippa enters a new and terrifying world and soon comes to realize that she is not the only one interested in her parents' whereabouts.
Synopsis
At eighteen, Philippa Palfrey, the confident adopted daughter of a celebrated academic, exercises her right to find the names of her real parents. What she uncovers is a terrible secret that will for ever change her life.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC50495
- Title
- Innocent Blood
- Author
- James, P. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st USA edition, with unclipped d/j (slight bumping at top); red boards with clean black quarterbound spine, bright s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st USA
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 311
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st USA, fiction, detective, PDJames
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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