The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by James, P. D - 2016-10-06

HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st.* Imp: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2016* Publisher: Faber & Faber.* Binding and cover condition: Grey cloth, metallic red title to spine. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear to head and tail of spine. FINE* Jacket condition: Illustrated dust wrapper showing a winter scene by Angela Harding, black and metallic red titles to spine and face. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £10.00. Absolutely minimal, shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Now in clear protective wrapper. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (pale green). Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 136 pp. text. ii pp., blank pages at rear.* Description: As the acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best of these have been drawn from the archives and published here. P. D. James's prose illuminates each of these perfectly formed stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. While she delights in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at family gatherings, her Christmas stories also provide tantalizing puzzles to keep the reader guessing.* A FINE copy of the 1st/1st fnl. with some minimal shelf wear in a FINE protected dust jacket.*