Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth (Complete in 20 volumes)
Hardcover
1901 · Philadelphia, PA
by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie & Sons, 1901. By Subscription Only (but with no limitation number). Hardcover. VG, one volume with a small stain on lower front cover edge. Spine titles are embossed, with devices, but uniformly faded and difficult to read. Books are tight and solid and clean inside.. Red cloth. Frontis illustrations. Volumes include: v. 1. Windsor Castle. v. 2. Crichton. v. 3. Jack Sheppard. v. 4. The constable of the tower. v. 5/6. The Tower of London. v. 7. Boscobel. v. 8. The Constable de Bourbon. v. 9/10. Old Saint Paul's. v. 11. Cardinal Pole. v. 12. The Manchester rebels. v. 13. The Lord Mayor of London. v. 14. The goldsmith's wife. v. 15. John Law. v. 16. Talbot Harland. v. 17. Saint James's. v. 18. The star-chamber. v. 19. Guy Fawkes. v. 20. Rookwood. date of 1901 taken from the engraved date on one of the frontis illustrations. Likely published over a period of several years. Nice shelf appeal. (Inventory #: 167655)