P. D. James
77 copies for sale · $20–$3,500 · 29 first editions · 26 signed
Notable copies for sale
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Signed Bookplate Laid in (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
The Black Tower Signed Bookplate Laid-in (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
The murder room / P.D. James (first edition, signed) — MW Books€28
Cover Her Face (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Cover Her Face (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$3,000
A Mind to Murder (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,750
Unnatural Causes with Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
Death of an Expert Witness with Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
Innocent Blood with Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Talking About Detective Fiction Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
The Skull Beneath The Skin with Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$85
A Taste for Death / P. D. James (signed) — MW Books€30
Works on the market
THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN6 copies · $20–$125
INNOCENT BLOOD6 copies · $32–$85
COVER HER FACE3 copies · $500–$1,250
Devices And Desires3 copies · $25–$48
A Taste For Death3 copies · $20–$40
Cover Her Face2 copies · $850–$3,000
SHROUD FOR A NIGHTINGALE2 copies · $20–$347
DEVICES AND DESIRES; SIGNED Franklin Library2 copies · $273
Signed First Edition P.D. James - The Children Of Men Knopf Hardcover2 copies · $60–$100
The Murder Room Signed2 copies · $75–$100
The Private Patient2 copies · $95–$100
Cover Her Face1 copy · $3,500
A Mind To Murder Inscribed1 copy · $3,000
A Mind to Murder1 copy · $1,750
A Mind to Murder1 copy · $675
Cover Her Face1 copy · $450
UNNATURAL CAUSES - SIGNED1 copy · $300
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman1 copy · $275
The Black Tower Signed Bookplate Laid-in1 copy · $250
Unnatural Causes with Signed Bookplate Laid In1 copy · $250
Market context
23 copies of P. D. James's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, first edition, signed by the author, 1972; and 15 others by (forum, 2026-09-03)£240
The Children of Men, First edition, 1992; and others, crime, some signed, 8vo (21) (forum, 2026-09-03)£55
Unnatural Causes, first American edition, signed by the author, New York, 1967. (forum, 2026-07-02)£85
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, first edition, bookplate signed by the author loosely inser (forum, 2026-07-02)£80
Children of Men, first edition, signed by the author, 1992; and 9 others by the same (10) (forum, 2026-04-23)£55
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