Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Title: The Works of Ainsworth
Description: London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. c1890. Leather. A handsome sixteen volume set of illustrated works by Ainsworth in half red morocco. Sixteen volumes. Complete in sixteen. 'Author's copyright edition' stated to the title page to some of the works. Bound in half red morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Raised bands and gilt details to the spine. Illustrated by various artists including the renowned 'Phiz', best known for his illustrations for Charles Dickens. Also illustrated by George Cruikshank, John Franklin and John Gilbert. With frontispieces, vignettes and;  39 plates to 'Tower of London', 7 to ' Star-Chamber',  14 to 'Auriol',  16 to 'Crichton', 15 to 'Boscobel', 18 to 'Windsor Castle', 26 to 'Jack Sheppard', 20 to 'Old St Pauls', 7 7o 'Ovingdean Grange', 7 to 'Spendthrift', 21 to 'Guy Fawkes , 19 to 'Miser's Daughter', 17 to 'Rookwood', 11 to 'Lancashire Witches', 11 to 'Flitch of Bacon' and 22 to 'Mervyn Clitheros&apos. This collection features the complete works of English historical novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. He is best known for his work 'Rookwood, which can be found in this collection, which features the character 'Dick Turpin' as the main character.Undated. Dated by copies found on Jisc. Bound in half morocco with paper to the boards. Externally excellent with very slight fading to the spines and the odd mark only. Internally firmly bound with light age toning and the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Near Fine . Ill.: Phiz; George Cruikshank; John Gilbert; Tony Johannot. Near Fine .

Keywords: Illustrated Half morocco Literary collections Half morocco Phiz; George Cruikshank; John Gilbert; Tony Johannot


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