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JAMES, P. D : Who Killed Sir Richley Luker? An Entertainment in Three Acts. Devised by P. D. James. (Any resemblance to the detective novels of the Golden Age between the wars is purely intentional.)

The Author and The Arvon Foundation. 2001

A unique item. This play was written for a fund raising dinner for the distinguished Arvon Foundation. The dinner took place on Sunday 18th November, 2001. The instructions for the play, placed at the end, states that the first two acts should be played after the guests have had their first and main courses. They will then be served with sweet course and coffee, during which each table can consider its verdict. Each table will be provided with a paper bearing three questions.... This script belonged to Cathryn Brichto, who organised the event and a copy of the covering letter to P. D. James, dated 17 April, 2005, asking Baroness James to sign her copy is tipped-in at rear, to provide provenance. P. D. James has signed the title page and has also provided a signed postcard of Michael Taylor's portrait of herself. This has been tipped-in to provide a frontis. for the bound play. Also bound in is her A4 compliment sheet. The whole is A4 sized and the text is in 53 pages. It has been very handsomely bound in half black morocco gilt with contrasting red lettering pieces, raised bands. The boards are of a green baize and the endpapers are of mottled-brown marbled paper which is in keeping with the 1930's Golden Age of Detective Fiction feel of the play. Title page and compliment's slip creased in original postage, rear sheet sl. stained, probably during meal! 3 ink scribbles to pp.38 not affecting text o/w Fine.

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