London: The Biography
by Ackroyd, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385497717
- ISBN 13
- 9780385497718
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About This Item
New York: Anchor Books - A Division of Random House, Inc.., 2003. Third Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4. 801 Pages Indexed. No defects noted to this tight square book with faultless interior text pages. Illustatrated in three seperate inserts one of which is in color. Here are two thousand years of London's history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriars and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam, Westminister Abbey and St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, The Great Fire, and the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive. is a best-selling writer of both fiction and non-fiction. The author was written biographies of Dickens, Blake, and Thomas More, and his fiction includes the novels of The Trial of Elizabeth Cree, Milton in America, and The Plato Papers. He has won the Whitbread Biography Award, the Royal Society of Literature's William Heinemann Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Guardian fiction prize. He lives in London. This is a large heavy book that may incur additional charges for Priority Shipping to some locations.
Synopsis
Peter Ackroyd is a best-selling writer of both fiction and non-fiction. He has won the Whitbread Biography Award, the Royal Society of Literature’s William Heinemann Award (joint), the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Guardian fiction prize. He lives in London.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13911
- Title
- London: The Biography
- Author
- Ackroyd, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385497717
- ISBN 13
- 9780385497718
- Publisher
- Anchor Books - A Division of Random House, Inc..
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 6 1/4" x 9 1/4
- Keywords
- LONDON ENGLAND DESCRIPTION TRAVEL HISTORY SOCIAL LIFE CUSTOMS
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