THE LIFE OF THOMAS MORE (First edition - second impression - signed by the author)

Peter Ackroyd

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ISBN 10: 1856197115 ISBN 13: 9781856197113

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1998

Language: English

Condition: Used - Near fine Hardcover

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Second impression of the true first edition, with the number string 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. With 16 pages of illustrations, some in colour. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. Corners sharp. Edges of page block clean. Binding nice and straight with no reading lean. Spine tight. Internally the book is also near fine, with no inscriptions or annotations, other than the author's. No creases or tears. Pages clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of �20. No chips or tears - just very slight creasing to the top and tail of the spine. Extremities of dustwrapper slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper bright and clean. ***240mm x160mm. 435 pages including an extensive section of source notes, bibliography and a detailed index at the back of the book. ***'Peter Ackroyd CBE, FRSL (born 5 October 1949) is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a specialist interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot, Charlie Chaplin and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices, and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.' (Wiki) ***'A magnificent achievement, "The Life of Thomas More" brings us closer to a man who has remained an enigma for 500 years. It offers a portrait as decisive as Holbein's famous drawing, while also brilliantly recreating the conditions of Catholic England at the end of the fifteenth century.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A second impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper - this copy signed by the author. A nicely produced book in beautiful condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Title

THE LIFE OF THOMAS MORE (First edition - second impression - signed by the author)

Publisher

Chatto & Windus, London

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

1856197115

ISBN 13

9781856197113

Binding

Hardcover

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First Edition

Printing

Second Impression

Condition

Near Fine

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Near Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

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