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William Harrison Ainsworth - Seventeen Volumes of Harrison Ainsworth Novels

Title: Seventeen Volumes of Harrison Ainsworth Novels
Description: London , The Waverley Book Company Ltd. 1898. Cloth. A very handsome collection of Harrison Ainsworth novels. Ovingdean Grange, The Flitch of Bacon, Guy Fawkes, Boscobel, Windsor Castle, Rookwood, Auriol, Crichton, Jack Sheppard, The Lancashire Witches, The Spendthrift, The Tower of London (in two volumes), The Miser's Daughter, Mervyn Clitheroe, Old St Paul's and The Star Chamber. Author's Copyright edition. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne and George Cruikshank throughout. William Harrison Ainsworth, 1805 – 1882, was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881. Boscobel is described as 'a romantic and exciting true story of Charles Stuart's defeat and flight&apos. Rookwood is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth published in 1834. It is a historical and gothic romance that describes a dispute over the legitimate claim for the inheritance of Rookwood Place and the Rookwood family name. In full cloth bindings and decorative gilt spines. Externally, lovely condition with only some very slight bumping. Internally, firmly bound, though one tissue guard has become loose. Very bright and clean with some slight spotting to endpapers only. There are a number of uncut pages and a few marks to the text block edges on a few volumes. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hablot K. Browne and George Cruikshank. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Harrison Ainsworth William Harrison Ainsworth Hablot K Browne George Cruikshank William Harrison Ainsworth Hablot K. Browne and George Cruikshank

Price: GBP 695.00 = appr. US$ 992.45 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: SET43-F-1

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