" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher
The Lambs of London.
London: Chatto & Windus, 2011. [Literature] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED COPY. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 216; [2], blank. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, bottle green endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £15.99. A clean, fine copy. Georgian period historical novel fictionalising the family life of Charles and Mary Lamb. Here, Ackroyd returns to some of the obsessions of Chatterton, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Item #71222
Price: £40.00
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