The Skull Beneath the Skin
by James, P D
A Cordelia Gray MysteryHired to protect a beautiful but neurotic actress, Cordelia Gray soon becomes embroiled in a case as dangerous to her own life as it is mysterious.Clarissa Lisle hopes to make a spectacular comeback in a production of The Duchess of Malfi, to be played in Ambrose Gorringe's sinister castle at Courcy Island. Cordelia is there to ensure her safety following the appearance of a number of poison-pen letters. But it soon becomes clear that all are in danger. Trapped within the walls of the Gothic castle, the treacherous past of the island re-emerges, and everyone seems to have a motive for sending Clarissa 'down, down to hell'.Marking the return of Cordelia Gray, The Skull beneath the Skin is a complex mystery which more than lives up to its predecessor, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman.
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Charles Scribner’s Sons, NY, 1982; First Edition; 8vo, 328 pages. Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed in year of publication by the author on the front blank end paper. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, no chips, no tears, not price clipped. A very nice copy. Item Price
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New York: Scribner. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684177730 . Signed and inscribed by James on the front free endpaper, "To Mac with every good wish from the author. P. D. James. 7 Nov. 1986." Dust soiling to the top of the page edges. Private detective Cordelia Gray is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers, 1982. A novel by P.D.James who previously gave us 'Innocent Blood'. This book features the author's memorable young sleuth Cordelia Gray. P.D. James weaves a novel of relentless suspense that will not fail to satisfy the most demanding of her fans.The Skull Beneath The Skin takes Cordelia on a mysterious mission to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Faber & Faber, London, 1982. First Edition. Black Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. silver titles spine, a Cordelia Gray mystery, the price-intact purple D/J. has a diagonal crease across the front bottom right corner, the book is a clean neat copy, 384 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers, 1982. First Separate . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Canadian edition. The jacket has light rubbing and a tiny chip at the top back edge. Light shelf wear.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684177730 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in Near Fine, little edge-worn dust-jacket. Signed by author P. D. James directly on the title page; In The Skull Beneath the Skin, P. D. James combines her gifts… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1982. 1st Canadian edition. Near fine in dust jacket with a small damp stain at rear of book and jacket. Cordelia, hired by an ageing actress as a bodyguard on a mysterious mission to an island castle off the coast of Dorset, where a private performance of Webster's blood-curdling tragedy "The Duchess… Read more about this item Item Price
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The SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN ----SIGNED----
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Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys / Scribner, 1982. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine+/Near Fine+. A beautiful signed Canadian edition in an American Scribner jacket, which is a perfect fit.
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Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribners, 1982. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A fine copy in an unclipped and near-fine dustjacket that has the lightest or rubbing to the panels. This copy is signed on the title page without inscriptions by P.D. James. Classic crime fiction with Cornelia Gray. From the author of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Skull Beneath the Skin
by JAMES, P.D. [Phyllis Dorothy] (1920-2014)
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London: Faber and Faber, 1982. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.384. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the purple illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £7.95. Edges slightly dusty else fine in a clean, fine wrapper. The second Cordelia Gray case. Item Price
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London: Faber and Faber, 1982. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver; dustjacket; 384pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Some trivial wear to spine ends, with light vertical creasing to spine; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 7.95 net), bright, and Fine. Attractive copy of this early Cordelia Gray… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. First US Edition. Hardcover. Signed by P. D. James on the front free endpaper. A mystery featuring Cordelia Gray. Light toning to text block. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild fading and short creases to spine panel. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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Skull Beneath The Skin
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Scribner's, 1982 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. Cloth. As New/As New. First American. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-684-17773-0.. Item Price
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The Skull Beneath The Skin
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[Toronto]: Lester & Orpen Dennys. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0886190266 . In The Skull Beneath the Skin, P. D. James combines her gifts as a novelist with the elements of classic crime fiction, featuring her morable young sleuth Cordelia Gray, who made her debut in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Author's Second mystery featuring sleuth Cordelia Gray, who made her debut in "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman." This is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover fro 1982, SIGNED by the Author with a dated, personalized inscription on ffep. Condition is… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); black paper and cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in metallic pink on spine; dustjacket; [viii],328pp. Bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), light wear to spine ends; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $13.95), with light wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN
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New York: Scribner, 1982. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED, AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY P. D. JAMES. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. The first American edition was published simultaneously with the Canadian first, and preceded by the British first. 328 pp. Nice, tight copy.
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The SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN
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Skull Beneath the Skin
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Lester Orpen Dennys, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1982 Canadian 1st edition, Good+/Fine-minus DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has tiny rubs at bottom corners, in Mylar with price intact, no remainder mark or price clipping, small stains on edges of textblock, no markings found, not a remainder. Item Price
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The SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN
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