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Used : His Invention So Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren

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1.His Invention So Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren by: Adrian Tinniswood
July 12, 2001
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Tinniswood's new book is the first of a string of new biographies of Wren due out over the next few years. Tinniswood is a writer first and a historian second and he was succeeded in producing a book that is undoubtedly highly readable. The tone is, as a colleague described, positively conspiratorial and the reader is seduced into turning each of the 463 pages to find out what happens next. This is thoroughly admirable in a history book and there is no doubt that Tinniswood has succeeded in his aim of producing the most readable account of Wren's life to date. He is also extremely good at setting the scene, quoting from a wide range of sources from the period, rumour as well as fact. In view of all this it seems mean to find fault, but as ... Read More:

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Comments: Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 2001. Binding: Hardback without Dust jacket. Number of pages: 484. Ex. Library copy - usual stamps and marks. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8476931 (H03-057)

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Comments: Like new condition except for slight crease along spine. 2001 paperback edition. Great book. 463 pages.

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Comments: Binding: Hardback. Publisher: Jonathan Cape 2001 1st edition. Condition: Ex-Library copy with usual stamps in clear protective sleeve. Dust jacket v. Good, unclipped. Boards v. Good, binding tight. Pages clean, text bright. No inscriptions, no page markings. "Christopher Wren was the greatest architect Britain has ever known. But he was more than that. He mapped the moon and the stars. investigated the problem of longitude and the rings of Saturn, and carried out groundbreaking experiments into the circulation of the blood. His observation on comet, meteorology and muscular action made vital contributions to the developing ideas of Newton, Halley and Boyle" from front d/j internal. Price reflects postage. Dispatched within 24hrs.

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