ISBN10: 1856197115, ISBN13: 9781856197113, [publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London] Hardcover First Edition 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. Internally the book is also near fine, with no inscriptions or annotations, other than the author's. No creases or tears. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***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. ***'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 ...
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