Peter ackroyd preface (4 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover in slipcase. Green cloth over boards, black and gilt art on cover and title on spine. Clean, square copy. Text unmarked. Light shelf wear. tb/folio. Becca Thorne (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. The imaginative culture of the literary world will not suffer from this very useful syllabus for a lifetime program of 'the pleasures of the text'. Criteria for inclusion? 'There are trends in reading as there are in everything, but there are certain novels that stand outside the currents of ordinary change and represent something close to enduring human value.' Presented in chapters: Pre-1700; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s. A consummate A-Z listing of novelists, from Chinua Achebe to Stefan Zweig. With illustrations and biographic authors' photos. 960p.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Later Printing Of The First U. S. Edition. Includes Picture Credits And Author Index. The Book Is Bound In Yellow Cloth Over Boards With Black Lettering On The Spine. There Are A Few Tiny Dimples To The Board Edges And A Tiny Wear Spot To The Upper Spine Tip. Light Rubbing To The Jacket.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. xlvii, 255 pages. In the original slip case.