Sales catalogue 443: Maggs Bros

Date:
1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/24
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 443: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ainsworth (W. H.)—continued. 12 Rookwood; a Romance. With portrait of the Author after Maclse, and 12 full-page etchings by George Cruikshank. FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, o7zginal cloth, uncut. London, 1836. £17 17s *** With two A.L.S.’s of Ainsworth inserted. 13 Rookwood. Another Copy. FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, zz the original cloth, uncut (repaired). London, 1836. £9 10s SPECIAL COPY. 14 The Tower of London: A Historical Romance. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE PARTS. Illustrated with the 40 Etchings and 58 Woodcuts by George Crutk- shank, and with five of the Front Wrappers from the Original Monthly Parts, and the Notices issued with Numbers 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12 and 13. Several of the plates are in two (one in three) states, showing variations wn the engravings. Thick 8vo, contemporary half morocco binding, uncut. London, 1840. £12 12s *** The following are the plates which are in duplicate showing the variations :— Queen Jane’s Entrance into the Tower. First and Second State. The Stone Kitchen. First, Second, and Third State. Edward Underhill preaching to the Giants. First and Second State. Queen Jane’s Flight from the Tower. First and Second State. Masque in the Palace Garden of the Tower. First and Second State. Courtenay’s escape from the Tower. First and Second State. 15 Windsor Castle: An Historical Romance. Portrait of the Author, and 18 etched plates by George Cruikshank and Tony Johannot, and numerous woodcuts by W. A. Delamotte. FIRST 8vo EDITION, calf gilt, m. e. London, 1843. £1 5s
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