Rookwood : a romance by W. Harrison Ainsworth author of "The Tower of London" ; with illustrations by George Cruikshank and Sir John Gilbert, R.A.
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882)
Category
Books
Date
c. 1913 - c. 1925
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3124624
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxxviii, 338 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 8vo. Uniformly bound and shelved with other novels by Ainsworth. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, signed G.S. 24 [1924]: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century half calf, marbled paper over boards; sewn onto five recessed cords; five raised bands; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'Rookwood' and 'Ainsworth'; gilt top edge; marbled endpapers. Binder's black stamp on front pastedown: 'Bumpus Ltd. Oxford St. W'.
Makers and roles
William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882), author Samuel Laman Blanchard (1804-1845) , author George Cruikshank (London 1792 - London 1878), illustrator Sir John Gilbert RA (Blackheath 1817 – Blackheath 1897), illustrator