ISBN10: 1856190005, ISBN13: 9781856190008, [publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson, London] Hardcover First Edition First Edition hardback. Signed by the author, Peter Ackroyd, to a bookplate to the title page. The illustrated dust jacket is in good condition although faded to the spine with a little offsetting to the rear. Not price clipped. The original black cloth boards with bright gilt titles to the spine are in excellent condition. The pages appear unread with no marks or foxing. pp. xvi 1195. Overall a very good copy. The true figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are for the first time faithfully combined.nbsp;
[Stamford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]
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ISBN10: 1856190005, ISBN13: 9781856190008, [publisher: Sinclair- Stevenson] Hardcover Peter Ackroyd creates Dickens as the consummate artist & entertainer, a man whose public persona gave little hint of the darkness of his private life. 1990, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by very minor marking to the top edge. The d/w is unclipped and also near fine with only very light bumping to the head of the spine. An excellent copy.
[York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1998]

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Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd 1990 Hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.

ISBN10: 1856190005, ISBN13: 9781856190008, [publisher: Sinclair- Stevenson] Hardcover Peter Ackroyd creates Dickens as the consummate artist & entertainer, a man whose public persona gave little hint of the darkness of his private life. Inscription on half title
[Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1998]

ISBN10: 1856190005, ISBN13: 9781856190008, [publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd] Hardcover Charles Dickens's life is a story of rags to riches, complete with bankruptcy, prison, forced child labour, and fame and fortune overshadowed by guilt and secrecy - rather like the plot of one of his novels. Indeed, Dickens drew strongly on his own experiences as the source for much of his fiction. Here the author offers a fresh view of Dickens's remarkable life story. Dickens's novels brim with references: they are located in the places he lived in and visited, peopled with characters he knew, and inspired by the preoccupations that haunted his mind. Ackroyd highlights the reality of Victorian life, warts and all, and the issues that sparked Dickens's fervent calls for social reform; and he also charts the influential landmarks of that era, such as the coming of the railways, the effects upon society of the industrial revolution and the expansion of the British Empire. Dickens was a complex personality. He apparently had everything - fame, success, wealth - but he died harbouring the great sadness he had carried with him all his life, and he was humble enough to forbid a grand funeral. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life. Although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should offend his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow-author Wilkie Collins and, for the final 13 years of his ...

Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, Date: 1990-09-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 6.8528 in x 23.6041 in x 15.7360 in. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, Date: 1990-09-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 6.8528 in x 23.6041 in x 15.7360 in. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

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[Reading, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]

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[LONDON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1990]