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MEDIEVAL COMIC TALES
Written by Derek Brewer; Peter Ackroyd. Illustrated by Becca Thorne.
Stock no. 1829089
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Bawdy tales of medieval times. Edited by Derek Brewer, Preface by Peter Ackroyd. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy, still in original shrinkwrap.

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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST OR THE PARISH BOY'S PROGRESS
Written by Charles Dickens; Peter Ackroyd. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1829074
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather spine with gilt title on black title label. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt titles. Introduction by Ackroyd. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. xxvii and 418 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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ALBION: THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH IMAGINATION
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1327805
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Discovering the roots of English cultural history in the Anglo-Saxon period, and tracing it through the centuries. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1856197212. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and a little faded to edge of front panel.

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PARADISE LOST
Written by John Milton; Peter Ackroyd; John Wain. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827556
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Green leather spine with gilt title. Peach silk moiree covered boards. Top edge coloured. A Poem In Twelve Books by Milton with a preface by Ackroyd, an introduction by Wain and colour illustrations by Blake. Spine & top coloured edge lightly faded. Contents lovely. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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LONDON THE BIOGRAPHY
Written by Peter Ackroyd.
Stock no. 1818737
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

822 pages. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. A definitive account of the city. ISBN: 1856197166. Two small grease spots to rear board and slight discolouration.

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