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USA: Doubleday, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A girl walks into a prophecy and winds up a myth. How does that even happen? In this book the author makes the most improbable of lives - that of the restless farmer's daughter who casts a spell over fifteenth century France - seem possible again. Working from trial records and modern literature, the bible and Bresson. The author marshals all the forces. There is a red mark on the base of the text block which denotes it has a remainder book. A good clean copy..

U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 10th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this powerful epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history . There is light creasing to the top back corner and base of the spine..

UK: Chatto & Windus, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thomas More is one of the great figures in English history, but his life and career bear little resemblance to the myth of the saint or of the ' man for all seasons '. In this remarkable biography Peter Ackroyd reveals a man more troubled and more perplexling than that of any previous account. There is a previous owners signature to the half-title page. There is a small indentation on the rear hardcover and D/J and the top rear corner of the D/J has a small tear..

London .UK: Allen Lane, 2021. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tristram Hunt's new biography brilliantly captures the energy, ambition and originality of Wedgwood and his extraordinary contribution to the transformation of eighteenth-century Britain.The boards, binding and text block are all tight, square, bright and crisp. the dust jacket has a small tear which has been repaired on the inside of the D/J it is also priced-clipped.Illustrated throughout with colour photos. Book price includes 2nd class sign for parcel post in UK only. This book is photographed in the box it is sent out in as proof against in-transit damage..