Ackroyd Peter Intro (9 results)
More images- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Color and b&w reproductions; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 304 pages; 2000 Harry N. Abrams. Oversize HC/DJ. 1st edition. Snugly bound and neat in uniformly bright color pictorial dust jacket. Published to accompany largest Blake retrospective ever mounted,… first at the Tate in London and then at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. Binding a trifle out of square in the spine; light shelf bump to the crown. Superficial shelf wear to jacket edges. Lavishly illustrated with color and b&w reproductions of art and manuscript featured in the exhibition. VG+/VG++.
Published by Headline 1989, 1989
- Softcover
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Add to basketSquare octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Chatto & Windus 2001, 2001
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Chattow & Windus in assoc. with The Museum in Dock, 2008
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Loretta Lay Books, London, United KingdomLoretta Lay Books
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. Intro' by Peter Ackroyd. 'The words 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' conjure up a vision of the darker side of Victorian London - dimly lit alleys, foggy nights, prostitutes, poverty and horrific murder. How does this image square up w…ith the facts? First published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Museum in Docklands, this book examines the Whitechapel Murders from many sides and delves into both the myth and the reality. It is not so much the crimes themselves that are under the microscope here but the intricate landscape of the East End. We discover how Whitechapel became, in the minds of Victorians, the site of disgust, danger and moral desolation. Previously unseen photographs from the Museum of London's collection capture the grim reality of everyday life in the East End. Leading historians throw fascinating new light on the inhabitants of Whitechapel and Spitalfields at the time of the murders. There are insights into prostitution, sexual violnce and policing. The Flower and Dean Street rookery, with its cheap lodging houses, associated with all the Whitechapel murder victims, is set alongside slum clearance. The new model dwellings that catered for respectable artisans and their families are shown actually to have made the situation worse for the poorest, including many who were deserving but unfortunate. The 'Ladies' who volunteered in the many charitable organisations and missions are examined as they fearlessly walked the streets at the time of the murders. An analysis of the area where Mary Jane Kelly was murdered makes use of Booth's famous colour-coded 'Map of Poverty' to uncover the true nature of London's dark ghetto. The shock and revulsion of the Whitechapel murders caused the public to look for a scapegoat. Attention fell on the immigrants in the area. This book discusses the impact on the Victorian East End of the Irish and, in particular, the large number of Jews who were recent arrrivals. Jack the Ripper inhabits the same world as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Sherlock Holmes: as man becomes beast, the forces of good and evil battle it out. Jack the Ripper's identity and the murders have been re-interpreted by each new generation in film, art and literature. This lavishly illustrated book reveals how they have shaped our reading and vision of the East End.' Profusely illus., Contributors, Notes, Further Reading, and Index. 288pp. 4to. h/back. Includes 4 1.5'x 2' coloured 'portrait' 'photo's of Peter Ackroyd. (see image). V.v. sl. sunned edges o/w Nr. F. in F. protected dw. A heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.
Language: English
Published by Chattow & Windus in assoc. with The Museum in Dock, 2008
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Loretta Lay Books, London, United KingdomLoretta Lay Books
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Hardback. Intro' by Peter Ackroyd. 'The words 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' conjure up a vision of the darker side of Victorian London - dimly lit alleys, foggy nights, prostitutes, poverty and horrific murder. How does this image square up w…ith the facts? First published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Museum in Docklands, this book examines the Whitechapel Murders from many sides and delves into both the myth and the reality. It is not so much the crimes themselves that are under the microscope here but the intricate landscape of the East End. We discover how Whitechapel became, in the minds of Victorians, the site of disgust, danger and moral desolation. Previously unseen photographs from the Museum of London's collection capture the grim reality of everyday life in the East End. Leading historians throw fascinating new light on the inhabitants of Whitechapel and Spitalfields at the time of the murders. There are insights into prostitution, sexual violnce and policing. The Flower and Dean Street rookery, with its cheap lodging houses, associated with all the Whitechapel murder victims, is set alongside slum clearance. The new model dwellings that catered for respectable artisans and their families are shown actually to have made the situation worse for the poorest, including many who were deserving but unfortunate. The 'Ladies' who volunteered in the many charitable organisations and missions are examined as they fearlessly walked the streets at the time of the murders. An analysis of the area where Mary Jane Kelly was murdered makes use of Booth's famous colour-coded 'Map of Poverty' to uncover the true nature of London's dark ghetto. The shock and revulsion of the Whitechapel murders caused the public to look for a scapegoat. Attention fell on the immigrants in the area. This book discusses the impact on the Victorian East End of the Irish and, in particular, the large number of Jews who were recent arrrivals. Jack the Ripper inhabits the same world as Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Sherlock Holmes: as man becomes beast, the forces of good and evil battle it out. Jack the Ripper's identity and the murders have been re-interpreted by each new generation in film, art and literature. This lavishly illustrated book reveals how they have shaped our reading and vision of the East End.' Profusely Illus. + Map eps, Contributors, Notes, Further Reading, and Index. 288pp. 4to. h/back. F. in F. protected dw. A heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.
Published by New Burlington Books 2006, 2006
- Softcover
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Add to basketSuper octavo softcover (VG+) HEAVY ITEM; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by The Folio Society
- Hardcover
Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Magus Books Seattle
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Hardcover in slipcase. Light wear to the book; slipcase has a touch of shelfwear in places. Overall a very good copy no marks to the text or other serious flaws. previous owner's embossed stamp on title page.
Published by Chatto & Windus / Museum of London London 2008, 2008
- Hardcover
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Add to basket2nd printing hardback with dust jacket As New small quarto 287pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, notes, reading list, index, Leading historians throw fascinating new light on the area, the poverty, deprivation and immigration.
Published by Spitalfields: Art East Gallery, 1994
- Softcover
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United KingdomThe Guru Bookshop
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Will despatch first class post.
