Ackroyd, Peter

The Thames: Sacred River

VGC. Chatto and Windus, 2007. First UK edition-3rd printing(4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3). Pictorial hardback(small nick on the edge of the spine) in VGC, no Dj cover. Illustrated inside the front and back cover, colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages with a small mark on the outer edges of the pages, name written on the edge of the title page, small ink mark and crease on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC but without Dj cover. 505pp including List of illustrations, list of maps, bibliography, index. Heavy book. Very Good/No Jacket. ISBN: 9780701172848

Alpha 2 Omega BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 3953

Catalogue: History : England

Keywords: british catholic english literary london rivers : 9780701172848

Ackroyd, Peter

The Thames: Sacred River

Fine condition. Chatto and Windus, 2007. First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Pictorial hardback(small nick on the edges of the spine) with Dj cover, both in fine condition. Illustrated inside the front and back cover, colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. The book is new with a small crease on the edges of the pages. 505pp including List of illustrations, list of maps, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1. 1 Kg). Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780701172848

Alpha 2 Omega BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 8318

Catalogue: History

Keywords: : 9780701172848

Ackroyd, Peter

Thames _ Sacred River

London, Chatto & Windus, 2007. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. wraps, 455 pp, proof copy Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Very good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 76563

Catalogue: History

Keywords: English History, England, Nature,

Ackroyd, Peter

Thames: The Biography

New York, Anchor Books, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. Thames- Sacred River displays the same qualities as London- The Biography - scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place, narrative and character. From the publisher's blurb, Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: the biography is the biography of the river, from sea to source. "Exploring its history from prehistoric times to the present day, the reader is drawn into an extraordinary world, learning about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces. Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose; the result is a wonderfully readable and captivating guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvi [9], 4-481 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 359415

Catalogue: England

Keywords: The Thames river England English history English culture rivers riverine

Ackroyd, Peter

Thames - The biography

Nan A. Talese, 2008. Druk: first. Binding: Hardcover. 481pp. Almost no wear. Red dot to tail. In principle, books are cheaper in the shop.

Le Flaneur AmsterdamProfessional seller

Book number: 38969

Catalogue: History - United Kingdom

Keywords: history, geography, Thames, river

Peter Ackroyd

The Thames: Sacred River

Chatto & Windus 2007 Hardback, 608pp. The Thames displays the same qualities asLondon: The Biography: scholarship, wit, discursiveness, lovely descriptive writing, anecdotes, spirit of place and character. It is hugely enjoyable and sure to be another mammoth bestseller. The Thamesis about the river from source to sea, from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, the paintings and photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells and colours, its literature, laws, magic and myths, its architecture, trade and weather. The reader learns about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply on its surface, about floods and tides, hauntings and suicides, miasmas and sewers, locks, weirs and embankments. Here is Shelley floating on the river under poetical beech trees, Hogarth getting roaring drunk on a boat trip to Gravesend, William Morris wondering whether the same Thames water flowed past his windows in Hammersmith as flowed past his house at Kelmscott, 100 miles upriver. Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose. DJ; Heavy. Some foxing to endpapers and page edges. (ISBN: 9780701172848). Good.

Book HavenProfessional seller

Book number: 1567977

Catalogue: General

Keywords: Non-Fiction, Travel, History9780701172848 9780701172848

Ackroyd, Peter

The Thames: Sacred River

Fine condition. Chatto and Windus, 2007. First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Pictorial hardback(small nick on the edges of the spine) with Dj cover, both in fine condition. Illustrated inside the front and back cover, colour, b/w photos, drawings, maps. The book is new with a small crease on the edges of the pages. 505pp including List of illustrations, list of maps, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1. 1 Kg). Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780701172848

Alpha 2 Omega BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 13768

Catalogue: History

Keywords: : 9780701172848

ACKROYD Peter

Thames Sacred River

Chatto & Windus, 2007. 9780701172848. 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original pictorial boards with wrap-around band (near Fine). Pp. xiv + 490, illus with coloured and b&w plates and maps (no other inscriptions). .

Rothwell & Dunworth LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 188837

Catalogue: Topography