Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Title: The Flitch of Bacon or, the Custom of Dunmow a Tale of English Home
Description: London , Geo. Routledge and Co, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by William Harrison Ainsworth, inscribed by the author on title page to one James Beazley in 1863. With many illustrations by John Gilbert. The awarding of a flitch of bacon to married couples who can swear to not having regretted their marriage for a year and a day is an old tradition, the remnants of which still survive in some pockets in England. Expertly rebacked to original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright with foxing, mainly to frontispiece. Good . Ill.: John Gilbert. Good .
Keywords: William Harrison Ainsworth John Gilbert Signed Presentation Copy John Gilbert John Gilbert
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Title: The Flitch of Bacon or, the Custom of Dunmow a Tale of English Home
Description: London , Geo. Routledge and Co, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by William Harrison Ainsworth, inscribed by the author on title page to one James Beazley in 1863. With many illustrations by John Gilbert. The awarding of a flitch of bacon to married couples who can swear to not having regretted their marriage for a year and a day is an old tradition, the remnants of which still survive in some pockets in England. Expertly rebacked to original blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright with foxing, mainly to frontispiece. Good . Ill.: John Gilbert. Good .
Keywords: William Harrison Ainsworth John Gilbert Signed Presentation Copy John Gilbert John Gilbert
Price: GBP 760.00 = appr. US$ 1085.27 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: GEN22-D-13
- Book number: GEN22-D-13
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