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St. James's or The Court of Queen Anne An Historical Romance In Three Volumes
William Harrison Ainsworth
1844
John Mortimer : London
8" by 5.5"
viii, 299; iv, 295; iv, 383pp
SUMMARY
The complete collection of William Harrison Ainsworth's three volumed historical romance, St. James's, or The Court of Queen Anne.
Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 18.99
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DESCRIPTION
First edition.
Illustrated by George Cruikshank, featuring thirteen engraved plates.
William Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. He was very popular in his lifetime and his novels sold in large numbers. He is described by S. M. Ellis as "One of the most picturesque personalities of the nineteenth century."
Private library bookplate of Egerton Castle to the front pastedown of every volume.
Complete in three volumes.
CONDITION
Rebound in half calf bindings with marbled boards, and gilt lettering to the spines. Externally, light rubbing with wear to extremities. Ink stamps to title pages. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with intermittent spotting and occasional tide marks to plates.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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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.
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