Description: Click here to see our other books! Preston Fight, Or The Insurrection Of 1715 William Harrison Ainsworth 1875 Tinsley Brothers : London 8.5" by 5.5" x, 287, vi, 292, vi, 265 SUMMARY A scarce first edition of this historical novel, which tells the story of the Jacobite uprising and the siege of Preston. First Edition,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION This is a late novel by William Ainsworth, who published his first work in 1834. He had intended to be a lawyer, but found that it held no attraction for him. He devoted himself to journalism and writing novels instead. He was a significant member of literary circles, and notably became close friends with Dickens in the 1830s. Overall he published 39 books. This can be considered as one of his Lancashire novels, which all together cover some 400 years of history. Historical fact and fiction are freely intermingled, which has led some historians to view him a little critically. The seige of Preston occured when a group of some 4,000 Jacobite rebels moved South into Lancashire in 1715. The government forces sent to meet them managed to surround them in the village of Preston. Despite government attacks being heavily repulsed, the rebels were forced to surrender, and many were transported to the Americas. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Collated: complete. CONDITION In the original cloth with decoration to the boards and gilt detailing to the spines. Externally sound with a little wear and bumping to the extremities as well as the heads and tails of the spines. Internally, with contemporary ink inscriptions to the title pages. Otherwise, generally clean and bright and firmly bound. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
Binding: Cloth
Fiction Subject: Novels
Non-Fiction Subject: None
Language: English
Year Printed: 1875
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 2.0000
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Tinsley Brothers
Illustrator: None
Original/Reproduction: Original
