The Spendthrift: A Tale
Ainsworth, William Harrison
| Publication Date | [1878] |
|---|---|
| Publisher | George Routledge & Sons, |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Good+, sound copy |
| SKU | 22292 |
| Notes | Title page is slightly foxed and has some damage to the gutter edge and is only loosely held. The binding is otherwise very secure. Previous ownership marks to prelims including a date stamp in purple. Further scattered foxing , mainly to the prelims. Slightly faded to spine. A hint of bumping to the very points. Clean and sound. |
Description
Hardback. 332pp. Fiction from the the writer most famous for the Lancashire Witches. Original red cloth, lettered and decorated in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine; decorated endpapers. Black and white frontis plus further illustrations by Hablot K. Browne, also known as Phiz who was also the illustrator of Dickens’ works. Red cloth with black titles and decorations including a small illustration to front board and titles and decoration in black and gilt on spine. Patterned endpapers.
