P. D. James — P.D. James Omnibus

London, Faber and Faber, 1982. Cloth. A very smart collection of three P. D. James novels, with unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of three novels by P. D. James - the psuedonym of Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park.  James is most known for the creation of police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh. Many of her mystery novels were adapted for TV by Anglia Television. Her novel 'The Children of Men' was adapted into the 2006 Alfonso Cuaron film Children of Men. This is the first edition to collect these three novels in an omnibus. The titles included are: Unnatural Causes Shroud for a Nightingale An Unsuitable Job for a Woman The first two volumes are the third and fourth novels to feature Adam Dalgliesh. 'An Unsuitable Job' features James' private detective character Cordelia Gray, and is noted as emblematic of a new type of female detective following developments in the feminist movement. Bound in original red cloth. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition. Very mild shelf wear. Dust wrapper very smart, with mild shelf wear. Very slight age toning to dust wrapper reverse extremities. Internally, firmly bound, with very mild strain between blanks. Pages generally very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.