AINSWORTH, W[illiam] Harrison; CRUIKSHANK, George (Illus.)
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First published as a serial in Bentley's Miscellany from 1839 to 1840, the novel is based on the life of the 18th-century criminal Jack Sheppard. Includes signed letter from the author, possibly dated 1856.
Publication Info
Publisher: Richard Bentley
Edition: 1st Edition
Date Published: 1839
Place Published: London
ISBN: n/a
Details
Condition: Very good
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
Jacket Condition: n/a
Details: 3 vols.: viii, [4], 352; iv, 292; vi, 312 p. 21 cm. Frontispiece portrait and 27 b&w illustrations by George Cruikshank. Green cloth hardcovers with blank impressing. Hinges repaired in volume 1. Cloth at spine tail torn. Vols. 2 & 3 have softened spine ends and worn corners. Ink signatures on front pastedowns. Labels of former owner on front endpapers. Tear in Vol. 1 p. 10. Some internal spotting, esp. Vol. 1 pp. 15-55 & Vol. 3 pp. 25-27. Vol. 3 cracked at pp. 144-145. Frontispiece portrait a little loose.
