Item Detail
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G. and W. B. Whittaker
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2052
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(Ainsworth, William Harrison)
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December Tales
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Sm. 8vo
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original grey boards (rebacked, new endpapers), enclosed in cloth box
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London
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1823
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First edition of the author's third book
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[12], 231 p.
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19 cm.
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Vault 823.79 D357w 1823
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I fell into error in the original Ainsworth section of this catalogue by referring to Rookwood as his first independent work; I should have said independent novel. Actually this book is his first prose work, preceded by two volumes of verse. It is very rare.