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 .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 835J9

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: freston tower cardinal wolsey historical fiction novel cardinal wolsey Not Stated

Cobbold, Rev. Richard

The History Of Margaret Catchpole, A Suffolk Girl

W Nicholson & Sons, 1888, reprint. Cloth, VG. 330pp+22pp publishers adverts, tipped in is a 4pp publishers advert for 'Marriage & Its Mysteries' one gather loose at the top stitch, spine faded & cheap paper yellowed, but still a fair copy on an uncommon edition. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ Fictionalised account of the life of Margaret Catchpole [ 1771 - 1841 ] who was convicted in Suffolk for horse stealing & transported to Australia in 1801. Her letters & accounts of life in early Australia are a valuable source of daily life in New South Wales.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 34303

Keywords: biography, austrialia, suffolk, crime, history, austrialian history

COBBOLD, THE REV. RICHARD

The History Of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl

Suffolk, The Deben Bookshop. 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard covers in tidy, used condition with a worn and tape repaired dust jacket, previous owners name. Fair/Fair.

Clarendon Books P.B.F.A.Professional seller

Book number: 073544

Keywords: Biography