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Ackroyd, Peter.
FIRST LIGHT [printer's copy of typescript, signed by Ackroyd].
[London]:
[Hamish Hamilton]
[1989].
printer's copy of typescript.
Quarto, VG+/no dj, white 8.5x11" office paper. Fine, except as noted:
1) 524pp copy of typescript, SIGNED by Ackroyd on title pg, w/ printer's marks throughout in red ink. Minor edgewear to some pages, particularly towards the beginning; p521 (last pg) has numerous closed tears/creases/wrinkles including one 4" closed tear into text, one 2x1" and one 2.5x0.5" to margin.
2) hand-written note (from Ackroyd?) about typesetting has several creased closed tears along edges
3) 14pp dot-matrix printout of Ch39-44 on perforated printer paper (pages still attached to each other): minor bends/wrinkles along edges.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
DICKENS (FIRST U.K. & U.S. EDITIONS, PLUS PRINTER'S TYPESCRIPT, UNBOUND PROOF, & OTHER MATERIALS) [SIGNED].
London; New York:
Sinclair-Stevenson; HarperCollins
1990.
First edition, 1st printing (both UK & US editions); printer's typescript & unbound proof.
Condition as noted, else fine:
1) Copy of author's corrected typescript. SIGNED by Ackroyd on title pg. 2324pp of 8 1/4 x 11 5/8” paper; pp1148-1174 paper-clipped together w/ note from Sinclair-Stevenson's secretary as replacement for pages accidentally left blank (blanks not present). Minor wrinkles/creases to some page edges; 1” closed tear & 6” crease to title pg; 0.75” closed tear to p726;
2) Unbound uncorrected printer's proof of Mandarin abridged paperback edition (1994), 298 sheets of 8 1/4 x 11 5/8” paper (2 book pages per sheet).
3) First UK Edition (Sinclair-Stevenson, 1990), hardcover w/ dj. SIGNED by Ackroyd on title pg. Small crease to bottom corner of half-title pg.
4) First US Edition (HarperCollins, 1990), hardcover w/ dj. SIGNED by Ackroyd on title pg. Light shelfwear, light bump to bottom corner of back board.
5) “London Luminaries and Cockney Visionaries,” The LWT [London Weekend Television] London Lecture 1993 by Ackroyd. Folder w/ copy of lecture on 12 legal-size pages, stapled in top left corner, SIGNED by Ackroyd on first page. 4 horizontal creases to folder & pages.
6) Sinclair-Stevenson Autumn Catalogue 1990. Staple-bound paperwraps, publisher of UK edition; features DICKENS w/ page SIGNED by Ackroyd. Several minor bends along spine.
7) Waterstone's Catalogue: New Books Christmas 1990. Staple-bound paperwraps, SIGNED on p10 by Ackroyd (2-pg article on DICKENS). Slight corner wear.
8) BookNews (Book of the Month Club) Magazine, April 1991. Staple-bound paperwraps, cover story on DICKENS. Cover SIGNED by Ackroyd. Minor bend to top corner.
9) Two pages (front signed by Ackroyd) removed from Mandarin & Minerva publisher's catalogue advertising the paperback edition of the works of Charles Dickens with introductions by Ackroyd.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
Country Life.
London:
Ferry Press
1978.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Gray spine with no text. Wraps clean, slight bumping to corners. Textblock clean. Title-page signed by author.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
Country Life.
London:
Ferry Press
1978.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Gray spine with no text. Wraps clean, slight rubbing to corners, slight rubbing to top/center of rear cover; Textblock clean. Title-page signed by author.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
London Lickpenny.
London:
Ferry Press
1973.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Thin orange/black/white spine with no text. Wraps clean, spine sunned, rubbing along corners; Textblock clean. Titlepage signed by author. Also contains two photocopied correspondence letters between the author and the PO as well as an errata, in which the correspondence letters question its authenticity.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
London Lickpenny.
London:
Ferry Press
1973.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Thin orange/black/white spine with no text. Wraps clean, spine sunned, bumping along corners and spine head; Textblock clean. Titlepage signed by author. Also contains two photocopied correspondence letters between the author and the PO as well as an errata, in which the correspondence letters question its authenticity.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
London Lickpenny.
London:
Ferry Press
1973.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Thin orange/black/white spine with no text. Wraps clean, spine sunned, rubbing along corners, bumping along spine and extends out from 3/4" to 1"; Textblock clean, has same bumping patterns as mentioned earlier. Titlepage signed by author. Also contains two photocopied correspondence letters between the author and the PO as well as an errata, in which the correspondence letters question its authenticity.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
London Lickpenny.
London:
Ferry Press
1973.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Thin orange/black/white spine with no text. Wraps clean, spine sunned, rubbing along corners; Textblock clean. Titlepage signed by author. Also contains two photocopied correspondence letters between the author and the PO as well as an errata, in which the correspondence letters question its authenticity.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
London Lickpenny.
London:
Ferry Press
1973.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Thin orange/black/white spine with no text. Wraps clean, spine sunned, minor rubbing along corners; Textblock clean. Titlepage signed by author. Also contains two photocopied correspondence letters between the author and the PO as well as an errata, in which the correspondence letters question its authenticity.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
Country Life.
London:
Ferry Press
1978.
1st.
Octavo; VG+/no-DJ wraps. Gray spine with no text. Wraps clean, rubbing/bumping to corners. Textblock clean. Title-page signed by author.
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Ackroyd, Peter.
CHATTERTON.
London:
Hamish Hamilton
1987.
Advanced Reading Copy.
Octavo; vg+/wraps; salmon pink spine with no text; INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO COMSTOCK, title-page; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 234 pp.; else very good.
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