P. D. James — The Skull Beneath the Skin
London, Faber and Faber, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of the second of P. D. James' Cordelia Gray novels, an exciting murder mystery. The first edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A thrilling mystery novel by P. D. James, featuring her female private detective Cordelia Gray, this being the second Gray novel.'The Skull Beneath the Skin' is set in a reconstructed Victorian Castle, on a fictional Island along the Dorset coast. The novel features of an actress, who is brutally murdered just before performing in 'The Duchess of Malfi&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Very light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
