ARNOLD, CATHERINE::NECROPOLIS: LONDON AND ITS DEAD.
- gebrauchtes Buch 2006, ISBN: 9780743268332
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.' NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around blue+white skyscape… Mehr…
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.' NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around blue+white skyscape background with b/w+grey montaged London's architectural landmarks illustrated dw/dj, with capitalised gilt lettered part title,remainder of title in capitalised white lettering,author's name in capitalised pale blue lettering,spine/ backstrip with gold+pale blue capialised part-title and author's name ink printed letters,rear panel with critic's (Peter Ackroyd) white lettered review.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,or creasing to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges aged/toned but without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips near pristine,possibly unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering and publisher's colophon to same,and immaculate/clean pale blue background with darker blue illustrated LONDON in the 1880s map - repeated to each set of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp,1-304pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,12 chapters, interspersed throughout the book with contemporary historical b/w illustrations reproductions and a few modern b/w photographs,Notes,a 6pp bibliography,a list of web sources,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] b/w tombstone vignetted half-title with blank verso,title page,a dedication with blank verso,contents list/table,part-title with repeated tombstone vignette illustration separator page,double-page b/w map repeated from endpapers (London in the 1880s), acknowledgements with blank verso,and to the rear 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior fault described that prevents a higher grading.Despite that,it really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Necropolis is a luminous,oddly beguiling account of how London has treated its dead,ranging from Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague,from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the more recent trends of collective grief and the cult of mourning,such as that surrounding the death of Princess Diana. Leaving no headstone unturned,Catherine Arnold unearths one of the great untold histories of the nation's capitol.Skillfully blending history,architecture,archaeology,and anecdote,she also explores phenomena like bodysnatching,public executions,and the rise of the undertaking trade. Ghoulishly entertaining and full of fascinating nuggets of information, 'Necropolis' is destined to become a classic work on the city. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK Ltd.,2006., 4.5<
