Rev. Richard Cobbold - Freston Tower; or, the Early Days of Cardinal Wolsey

London, Henry Colburn, 1850. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work of historical fiction inspired by the Tudor style Freston Tower, a scarce to find work. A fascinating historical novel narrating the early days of Freston Tower, a red brick Tudor style folly located in Ipswich, Suffolk. The novel is based on the legend that the tower was build by Lord de Freston for his young daughter Ellen, with the intention that she should study a different subject each day on one of the folly's six stories. The first edition of this scarce work. Complete in three volumes. Written by the Reverend Richard Cobbold. Illustrated with six illustrated plates, collated and complete.Containing one page of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume II, and sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume III. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities. Darkening to the spines and fading to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. A few small tidemarks to the frontispieces in each volume, and a few spots to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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