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[The Works of William Ainsworth]. Complete in 16 Volumes.
AINSWORTH'S COLLECTED WORKS
London: George Routledge and Sons, [c.1885].
16 vols., 8vo (9 x 6 inches). Half crushed morocco with
wide raised bands, gilt lettering and centre tools.
Cloth boards, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers.
Profusely illustrated with engravings, portrait
frontispiece. Some foxing to the prelims. Internally
clean with wide margins.
A very handsome set. A fashionable and good-looking
young man, Ainsworth was propelled to the heart of
literary London following the instant success of his
novel Rookwood (1831), which featured legendary
highwayman Dick Turpin. This was soon followed by a
string of best-selling novels including Jack Sheppard,
Guy Fawkes. The Tower of London, and Old Saint Paul's.
Ainsworth's popularity gradually waned as his style of
historical novel went out of fashion, but he is still
remembered for his vivid narrative style and excellent
attention to historical detail.
£750.00
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