Unnatural Causes

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. Uncorrected proof of the author's third book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by P.D. James on the title page. In near fine condition. P.D. James scores with understated humor, stately yet unpretentious prose, psychological insights ... plus, above all, fundamental warmth and wisdom in every line she writes" (Kirkus Reviews).

London: Faber, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publishers red cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. A VG copy in a VG+ D/W with some very minor surface rubbing to part of the back panel. Signed by the Author on the title page

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A spectacular copy of the third installment in the classic Adam Dalgliesh mystery series, from the "reigning mistress of murder" (Time). First Printing, with publisher's code A - 8.67 [MC] on copyright page. 8vo: Publisher's coarsely woven French blue cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and decorated… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1967. Clean, tight and unmarked in blue boards with Scribners A on copyright page. Spine lean major fault with some light foxing to outer page edges and light wear at base of spine but otherwise a nice copy. Author's 3rd book. Price intact jacket has minor edgewear to spine ends. In… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First American Edition. Sharp copy of the third novel in James's long-running series featuring detective Adam Dalgliesh. "Dalgliesh is called in when the body of a mystery writer is found in a floating dinghy. What gives this story a touch of color is that someone has chopped off the deceased's hands" (Bourgeau, p.160).… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967 First printing of the first American edition. Light rubbing to board edge and light toning to outer page edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a small nick near middle front spine fold and a short crease to upper corner of the back flap, else fine. A lovely copy.

New York: Warner, October 1987. Mass Market Paperback. 12th printing. Very Good. Interior unmarked, but lightly tanned. Spine creased. Reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 256 pages. Hoping for a peaceful vacation in Suffolk, Adam Dalgliesh encounters instead the mystery of a famous crime writer's body found handless and floating in a local vicar's… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition of the author's third book. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page with a transcription as follows, "The corpse without hands lay in the bottom of a small dinghy drifting just within sight of the Suffolk coast." Housed in… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Signed by P. D. James (1920-2014) on the title page. James' third novel. First American Edition. First Printing. 236 pp. 8vo. Dust jacket is clean and sharp, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with white titling. Previous owner's address label on upper left corner of front… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1967. 1st USA. hardback. Good, 1st USA edition with unclipped d/j (fair, with cuts on front and bumping on edges); ffep with a few scribbles and owner's inscription; pages tight and unmarked, foxing on edges.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh has been looking forward to… Read more about this item

Faber & Faber, 2010-04-01. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1967. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; blue cloth, with titles and pictorial elements stamped in white on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 236pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Pronounced forward lean, with some faint foxing to top edge of text; Very Good+ in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. The renowned mystery… Read more about this item

London: Sphere, 1976 A near fine reprint copy signed by P.D. James in black ink on the front endpaper.

Grand Central Publishing, 1988. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Warner Books (NY), 1996. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Faber and Faber, 1967 Scarce edition. Red cloth titled in silver on spine. Tight and square, light toning in the front endpaper and faintly in the edges, faint store stamp in front endpaper, toning band and some rust spots in rear endpaper, clean pages, no names or inscriptions. The dust jacket is price clipped, faint toning on front flap,… Read more about this item

England: Sphere Books, 1988. Book. Good. Soft cover. Spine creased, dealer stamp inside front cover. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Penguin, 1989-10-05. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Cover differs to the one shown. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages.

London: Faber and Faber, [1967]., 1967. First edition. First edition. Author's third mystery novel. As new, unread copy in a bright unfaded dust jacket. Famous mystery writer, Maurice Seton, is found dead at the bottom of a small boat -- both hands chopped off at the wrists. Although the post mortem shows that Seton died from natural causes, Dalgliesh… Read more about this item

UNNATURAL CAUSES, Scribners, 1967, first American edition, vg+/near fine in fine dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author.