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Rare and modern books

Ackroyd Peter

Thames Sacred River

Chatto & Windus, London, 2007.,

30.00 €

Pali s.r.l. Libreria

(Roma, Italy)
Closed until Nov. 29, 2024.

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Author
Ackroyd Peter
Publishers
Chatto & Windus, London, 2007.
Keyword
Storia History Histoire
Cover description
As New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Fine book in a fine half-length dust jacket. First edition, first printing. pp.488, color illustr.It covers the river's history from prehistoric times to the present, its flora and fauna, paintings and photographs inspired by the Thames, its geology, smells and colours, its literature, laws and landscape, its magic and myths, its architecture, trade and weather. The reader learns about the fish that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and sewers; locks, weirs, embankments and bridges. storia del tamigi
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