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[1854] The Lancashire Witches
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Description
Illustrated
In three volumes, bound as one.
With 12 black-and-white plates by renowned artist and illustrator Sir John Gilbert. Collated, complete.
Publisher's advertisements to the front and back endpages.
Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library.
From popular Victorian author William Harrison Ainsworth, most famous for his 1834 Rookwood starring notorious highwayman Dick Turpin. Ainsworth published around 40 novels in his lifetime, many of them historical romances such as this text.
The story is based on the 1612 Pendle Witch Trials in Lancashire, which involved the hanging of twelve people accused of murder by witchcraft. Ainsworth rigourously researched the event before writing the book visiting historical sites and one of the families of the victims.
Condition
In blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping and rubbing resulting in loss of cloth particularly to the spine. A few marks to the back board. Internally, binding tender, especially towards the centre of the book. Pages generally bright and clean with spotting concentrated towards the first and last few pages. Dedication page unopened.
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