1842 3vol Ainsworth The Miser's Daughter Illustrated By George Cruikshank First

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Miser's Daughter William Harrison Ainsworth 1842 Cunningham and Mortimer : London 8" by 5", 296; 291; 311pp SUMMARY The Miser's Daughter is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth. It is a historical romance that describes a young man pursuing the daughter of a miserly rich man during the 18th century. Illustrated,Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION Illustrated by George Cruikshank with sixteen plates, lacking frontispiece to volume I. In three volumes William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) was an English historical novelist. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business, but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with Rookwood in 1834, which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of thirty-nine novels followed, the last of which appeared in 1881. George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to titles. CONDITION Rebacked in cloth bindings preserving original boards and backstrips. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities, rubbing and marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound but with one plate absent. Bright but with occasional slight foxing and marks to pages, heaviest to plates with odd tidemarks. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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