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Ainsworth's Works
by Ainsworth, William Harrison
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket, as issued.
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
Printer: C. Whiting, Beaufort-House, Savill Edwards and Co.
About this item: 2476 Pp total. 8vo. Published circa 1880s. 8 volumes (one half of a 16 volume set). Fine blue leather binding, 5 raised bands on spine covers with gilt tooled compartments, red and tan title labels, marble boards and end papers, leather corner caps, profusely illustrated with steel engravings.
Dimensions: 9 H x 6.25 D x 1.5 [12 inches overall].
Included: Rookwood (338 p.) [1834], Jack Sheppard (344 p.) [1839], Old St. Pauls (426p.) [1841], The Miser's Daughter (302 p.) [1842], Auriol or the Elixir of Life (238 p.) [1850], The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe (372 p.) [1858], Ovingdean Grange (357 p.) [1860], Boscobel of the Royal Oak (369 p.) [1871].
Not included: The Flitch of Bacon or the Custom of Dunmow [1854], Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason [1841], The Lancashire Witches [1849], The Spendthrift [1857], The Star-Chamber [1854], The Tower of London [1840], Windsor Castle [1843].
Most popular works (included*): *Rookwood [1834] - first success. His Lancashire novels are considered his most successful works: *Jack Shepard [1839], *Old St Paul's [1841], The Lancashire Witches [1848], Windsor Castle [1843], and *Mervyn Clitheroe [1857].
Brief Biography: The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was a prolific historical novelist born in Manchester UK, whose work helped change the course of Victorian literature. He had an exceptionally eventful career as one of the most picturesque personalities of the nineteenth century. Ainsworth's beginnings in London commenced with legal studies. His introduction to literary and dramatic circles came by way of the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, and to his daughter, who became the author's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried his hand at the publishing business, but devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood (1834 - included), which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last which appeared in 1881. Ainsworth died in Reigate on 3 January 1882.
CONDITION NOTES: Very good; strong square spines, gentle-moderately sunned spines (originally blue, appear green), sporadic edge wear at extremities (e.g. spine crown/heels, board covers/corner tips/edges), light age-toned pages, very light foxing at some end papers.
About this item: 2476 Pp total. 8vo. Published circa 1880s. 8 volumes (one half of a 16 volume set). Fine blue leather binding, 5 raised bands on spine covers with gilt tooled compartments, red and tan title labels, marble boards and end papers, leather corner caps, profusely illustrated with steel engravings.
Dimensions: 9 H x 6.25 D x 1.5 [12 inches overall].
Included: Rookwood (338 p.) [1834], Jack Sheppard (344 p.) [1839], Old St. Pauls (426p.) [1841], The Miser's Daughter (302 p.) [1842], Auriol or the Elixir of Life (238 p.) [1850], The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe (372 p.) [1858], Ovingdean Grange (357 p.) [1860], Boscobel of the Royal Oak (369 p.) [1871].
Not included: The Flitch of Bacon or the Custom of Dunmow [1854], Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason [1841], The Lancashire Witches [1849], The Spendthrift [1857], The Star-Chamber [1854], The Tower of London [1840], Windsor Castle [1843].
Most popular works (included*): *Rookwood [1834] - first success. His Lancashire novels are considered his most successful works: *Jack Shepard [1839], *Old St Paul's [1841], The Lancashire Witches [1848], Windsor Castle [1843], and *Mervyn Clitheroe [1857].
Brief Biography: The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was a prolific historical novelist born in Manchester UK, whose work helped change the course of Victorian literature. He had an exceptionally eventful career as one of the most picturesque personalities of the nineteenth century. Ainsworth's beginnings in London commenced with legal studies. His introduction to literary and dramatic circles came by way of the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, and to his daughter, who became the author's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried his hand at the publishing business, but devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood (1834 - included), which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last which appeared in 1881. Ainsworth died in Reigate on 3 January 1882.
CONDITION NOTES: Very good; strong square spines, gentle-moderately sunned spines (originally blue, appear green), sporadic edge wear at extremities (e.g. spine crown/heels, board covers/corner tips/edges), light age-toned pages, very light foxing at some end papers.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1312
- Title
- Ainsworth's Works
- Author
- Ainsworth, William Harrison
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank, et al.
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 blue leather hardcovers, marble boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket, as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- circa 1880s
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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