Ainsworth’s Works
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1895. Binding: attractive contemporary ½ red morocco with cloth boards, gilt spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges marbled., Notes: William Harrison Ainsworth a noted British writer, was trained in law, but some adventures in journalism led him finally to the literary life, his first success as a writer of romance being scored with "Rookwood" in 1834. "Tower of London" was the fourth work of the novelist, and, according to Ainsworth himself, it was written chiefly with the aim of interesting his fellow-countrymen in the historical associations of the Tower. Ainsworth died at Reigate on January 3, 1882., Size: 8vo, Illustration: Numerous steel and wood engraved plates and text illustrations, illustrated by various illlustrators incl. Cruikshank, Phiz, Browne, Volume: 16, References: Bateson III 471, Pages: . “Tower of London”, P. frontis, title, blank, preface iii-viii, contents ix-xii, illustration listing xiii-xvi, 1-439; “Windsor Castle”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, (3), contents iii-vi, illustrations vii-x, 1-324; “Chrichton”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, advertisment, preface (2), contents (2), 1-354; “The Flitch of Bacon”, P. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, dedication, preface iv-v, contents, 1-314; “The Star Chamber”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents vii-viii, 1-296; “Boscobel”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, preface v-viii, contents ix-xvi, illustration listing (1), blank, 1-369; “Ovingdean Grange”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-ix, illustration listing (1), half-title, blank, 3-357; “Mervyn Clintheroe”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, plate lisy (1), blank, half-title, blank, 1-372; “The Spendthrift”, P. frontis, title, blank, contents iii-v, illustrations, 3-332; “The Miser’s Daughter”, P. half-title, advertisment, blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents vii-xi, blank, 1-302; “Guy Fawkes”, P. frontis, title, advertisment, dedication, blank, preface v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-359; “Rookwood”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, contents iii-iv, memoir v-xxvii, blank, (2), dedication xxxi-xxxii, preface xxxiii-xxxviii, 1-338; “Jack Sheppard”, P. frontis, title, advertisment, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, 1-344; “The Lancashire Witches”, P. title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, 1-492; “Auriol”, P. frontis, title, blank, illustration list, blank, 1-238; “Old Saint Paul’s”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, contents (2), advertisment, list of plates, 1-426., Category: Book Literature; Book Bindings, Sets. Occasional faint browning in some of the volumes otherwise an excellent attractive set. Item #B1803
Binding: attractive contemporary ½ red morocco with cloth boards, gilt spine with 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges marbled., Notes: William Harrison Ainsworth a noted British writer, was trained in law, but some adventures in journalism led him finally to the literary life, his first success as a writer of romance being scored with "Rookwood" in 1834. "Tower of London" was the fourth work of the novelist, and, according to Ainsworth himself, it was written chiefly with the aim of interesting his fellow-countrymen in the historical associations of the Tower. Ainsworth died at Reigate on January 3, 1882., Size: 8vo, Illustration: Numerous steel and wood engraved plates and text illustrations, illustrated by various illlustrators incl. Cruikshank, Phiz, Browne, Volume: 16, References: Bateson III 471, Pages: . “Tower of London”, P. frontis, title, blank, preface iii-viii, contents ix-xii, illustration listing xiii-xvi, 1-439; “Windsor Castle”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, (3), contents iii-vi, illustrations vii-x, 1-324; “Chrichton”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, advertisment, preface (2), contents (2), 1-354; “The Flitch of Bacon”, P. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, dedication, preface iv-v, contents, 1-314; “The Star Chamber”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents vii-viii, 1-296; “Boscobel”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, preface v-viii, contents ix-xvi, illustration listing (1), blank, 1-369; “Ovingdean Grange”, P. frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-ix, illustration listing (1), half-title, blank, 3-357; “Mervyn Clintheroe”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, plate lisy (1), blank, half-title, blank, 1-372; “The Spendthrift”, P. frontis, title, blank, contents iii-v, illustrations, 3-332; “The Miser’s Daughter”, P. half-title, advertisment, blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication, blank, contents vii-xi, blank, 1-302; “Guy Fawkes”, P. frontis, title, advertisment, dedication, blank, preface v-vi, contents vii-viii, 1-359; “Rookwood”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, contents iii-iv, memoir v-xxvii, blank, (2), dedication xxxi-xxxii, preface xxxiii-xxxviii, 1-338; “Jack Sheppard”, P. frontis, title, advertisment, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, 1-344; “The Lancashire Witches”, P. title, blank, dedication, blank, contents v-viii, 1-492; “Auriol”, P. frontis, title, blank, illustration list, blank, 1-238; “Old Saint Paul’s”, P. frontis, engraved title, blank, title, blank, contents (2), advertisment, list of plates, 1-426., Category: Book Literature; Book Bindings, Sets.
Price: $1,750.00