P. D. James — The Skull Beneath the Skin

London, faber and faber, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this crime detective novel by P. D. James in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of The Skull Beneath the Skin by P. D. James in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper.The crime and detective novel unfolds when the author's female private detective Cordelia Gray is left to solve the murder of a friend on a weekend away on the Dorset coast. Phyllis Dorothy James was an English novelist. She was best known for her series of detective novels featuring the police commander Adam Dalgliesh. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.