harrison ainsworth the lancashire witches

Please enquire if you would like to see further images. Vol III has some pages shorter than others a nick from the bottom edge of p 171 and a large piece missing from the bottom edge of p 271 - both without text loss. Vol II has some loss to side edges of pp 141 and 143 through poor opening. Vol I has a nibbled top edge at p 87 a bottom edge stain that becomes obvious at p 216 but does not impact on text corner tip loss at p 291.

Some corners have been turned at some time. Vols I and III have more spotting than Vol II. All 3 volumes are generally clean with occasional spotting and the odd mark - usually in the margins. He was educated at The Manchester Grammar School and gradually grew as one of the most profound writers of those times. The legal profession did not attract him. Text is complete but the set lacks the 2 pp of adverts usually found in this edition. William Harrison Ainsworth was born in 1805 in King Street, Manchester as a son of a solicitor. Vol III: title, contents, Book the Second continued pp 3-98 Book the Third pp 101 - 359. Vol II: title, contents, Book the First continued pp 3-98, Book the Second pp 101-318. Contents: Vol I: title, dedication, contents list, introduction pp 3-129 Book the First pp 133-320. Endpapers are lightly marbled with the armorial bookplate of Philip and Phyllis Hill to the front pastedowns - motto 'propositi tenax'. Corners are generally turned with leather loss. They are bright and clean with a lot of wear to spine joints and corners - with Vol I beginning to show signs of splitting at the top of the spine. The bindings, which look to be circa late 1890's/early 1900's have 5 raised bands to spines with gilt decoration in 4 of the compartments and title, author and volume number in the other 2. A fair to good set of 3 volume first edition of this classic occult tale, in later half leather bindings.

Ainsworth's last masterpiece, The Lancashire Witches proved a best-seller in its day and influenced many contemporary authors.Half-Leather.

Ultimately, the book becomes a struggle between Heaven and Hell, with Alizon's fate hanging in the balance. Mother Demdike, a powerful witch, and her clan face rival witches, raise innocent young Alizon Devi as their own, and try to corrupt Alizon despite her innocent ways. Dying, Paslew curses Demdike's offspring - who become the titular 'Lancashire Witches.' The rest of the book set in the 17th century. Years later, granted the powers of a warlock, he returns in the guise of Nicholas Demdike to witness Paslew's execution for treason. When a Cistercian monk, Borlace Alvetham, is falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death by his rival, Brother Paslew, he sells his soul to Satan and escapes. The Lancashire Witches begins in the 16th century, in Lancashire, England. Ainsworth's last masterpiece, The Lancashire Witches proved a best-seller in its day and influenced many contemporary authors.

Harrison ainsworth the lancashire witches