James (P.D.) Cover Her Face
£3,250
London, Faber & Faber, 1962.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
A great first edition of James’s debut novel, an ingeniously plotted mystery that introduced readers to Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard, immediately ranked the author amongst the best crime writers.
In stock
Cloth at spine very slightly sunned; jacket in very good condition.
Jacket artwork by Charles Mozley.
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