The Great Fire of London - a novel.
by ACKROYD, Peter
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, London., 1982. First edition. Octavo. pp [iv], 169. The author's uncommon first novel.Cheap with some tanning as usual. Tail of spine very slightly faded. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper slightly faded at the spine. The author's portrait on the rear flap of the dustwrapper dates from the time when he could easily have doubled for Burt Reynolds.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ACKROYDP014227
- Title
- The Great Fire of London - a novel.
- Author
- ACKROYD, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton, London.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- first novel
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Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
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- First Edition
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