Ainsworth, William Harrison Stanley Brereton London 1881
Ainsworth, William Harrison. Stanley Brereton. London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. (1881). xxxv(1), 252; iv, 277(1); iv, 290 pp. Three vols., 8vo, original dark olive-green cloth (small mark on one upper cover, one corner bumped). First edition. Ainsworth's last novel, published a year before his death. Ainsworth's popularity was by this time very low, and he was almost destitute; the first volume here includes an account of a banquet given in his honor by the city and mayor of Manchester. Sadleir points out that Ainsworth's late titles tend to be uncommon, and his collection did not in fact include a copy of this one. In fine condition. Wolff 74; CBEL III, 913.
£750
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