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Sinclair-Stevenson, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [US]

London England: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd. Very Good/Very Good. Date: 1990. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 1856190005 Hardback First Edition Hardcove.the Author Dickens A breathtaking feat of scholarship' The Times. 'I can do no more than praise, recommend, insist that you buy and read this book. It supersedes all other Dickens biographies' Anthony Burgess, Independent. In Peter Ackroyd's abridged edition of his classic biography of Charles Dickens, the acclaimed biographer takes us to the heart of one of the world's greatest writers. From Dickens's birth in Portsmouth to his death at the age of just fifty-eight, Ackroyd explores the life of this renowned author and the hundreds of characters who were born with Dickens but didn't die with him, living on for ever in the pages of his books, on the radio and the television and film screens. 1195 ppThis major, definitive work explores all aspects of Dickens' varied, highly productive life, as well as his works.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature. . 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, Date: 1990-09-03. Hardcover. Very Good. 6.8528 cent in x 23.6041 cent in x 15.7360 cent in. FIRST UK EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

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;
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London: Sinclaire-Stevenson, Date: 1990. First edition, limited issue produced by London Limited Editions of 250 specially-bound and numbered copies signed by Ackroyd on the limitation page. Copy #23. Quarter cloth with gilt lettering and decorated paper-covered boards. Black and white illustrations. Glassine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper with edgewear and small chips. Fine condition in a Very Good glassine dustwrapper with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. 1990. Sinclaire-Stevenson ISBN 1856190005 US

Sinclair-Stevenson, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Good. Original black boards, gilt letterd spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [NL]

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
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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]

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

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

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Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, Date: 1990-09-02. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x3. Signed. Signed by the author. Cover differs to stock image; actual book shown. Fading to spine. Appears to have hardly been read. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

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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 ...

(London): Sinclair-Stevenson, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Cloth and marbled paper boards. Illustrated from black and white plates. Cocked with some soiling on the page edges else very good in a near fine glassine dustwrapper with tiny tears. Copy 17 of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [US]

(London): Sinclair-Stevenson, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Cloth and marbled paper boards. Illustrated from black and white plates. Cocked with some soiling on the page edges else very good in a near fine glassine dustwrapper with tiny tears. Copy 17 of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson ISBN 1856190005 US

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Penguin Random House ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [US]

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Penguin Random House ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]

London: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, Date: 1990 Copy in black cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine is sunned. Jacket slightly creased along edges with small closed tear at base of spine. Patterned end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates. This is a heavy book and may require additional postage. 1990. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd ISBN 1856190005 9781856190008 [GB]