Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Title: The Spendthrift a Tale
Description: London, George Routledge and Co, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Ainsworth's novel 'The Spendthrift', illustrated by 'Phiz', otherwise known at Hablot K. Browne. The first edition of this work. 'The Spendthrift' is a novel following the lives of four people, all entangled in complicated romantic feelings, with the morality of money hanging over them. Depsite being a prolific author, William Harrison Ainsworth has been largely forgotten after his death. His novel 'Rookwood', featuring the highway man Dick Turpin, gave him a his first success as a writer, and he went on to right thirty-nine novels. Some of his other novels include 'The Tower of London', 'The Lancashire Witches', 'The Constable de Bourbon', 'Boscobel', and 'Preston Fight&apos. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne, who is also known widely as 'Phiz', the illustrator of many of Charles Dickens' novels. With a frontispiece and a further seven plates throughout. Collated, complete. In the original published cloth binding, with blind decoration to the boards, and gilt decoration to the spine. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and markings to the boards, causing light discolouration. A little light rubbing to the joints. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd handling mark and scattered spotting throughout, mostly to the first and last few pages and to the plates. Small chip to the fore edge of pages 137 to 140. Closed tear to the fore edge of page 167/168. Very Good . Ill.: Hablot K. Browne. Very Good .
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Title: The Spendthrift a Tale
Description: London, George Routledge and Co, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Ainsworth's novel 'The Spendthrift', illustrated by 'Phiz', otherwise known at Hablot K. Browne. The first edition of this work. 'The Spendthrift' is a novel following the lives of four people, all entangled in complicated romantic feelings, with the morality of money hanging over them. Depsite being a prolific author, William Harrison Ainsworth has been largely forgotten after his death. His novel 'Rookwood', featuring the highway man Dick Turpin, gave him a his first success as a writer, and he went on to right thirty-nine novels. Some of his other novels include 'The Tower of London', 'The Lancashire Witches', 'The Constable de Bourbon', 'Boscobel', and 'Preston Fight&apos. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne, who is also known widely as 'Phiz', the illustrator of many of Charles Dickens' novels. With a frontispiece and a further seven plates throughout. Collated, complete. In the original published cloth binding, with blind decoration to the boards, and gilt decoration to the spine. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and markings to the boards, causing light discolouration. A little light rubbing to the joints. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd handling mark and scattered spotting throughout, mostly to the first and last few pages and to the plates. Small chip to the fore edge of pages 137 to 140. Closed tear to the fore edge of page 167/168. Very Good . Ill.: Hablot K. Browne. Very Good .
Keywords: spendthrift ainsworth william harrison ainsworth hablot k browne ainsworth Hablot K. Browne
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 610P9
- Book number: 610P9
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900