Elizabeth Gaskell; Anne Thackeray Ritchie (Introduction) — Cranford

London, Macmillan and Co. 1907. Cloth. An illustrated edition of this Elizabeth Gaskell popular novel, 'Cranford&apos. A new edition of this work. With 32 pages of advertisements to the rear. Cranford is a collection of satirical sketches sympathetically portraying the change and development of small town customs and values in Victorian England. A lovely example of this popular novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. In original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of spine. Slight age toning to board edges. Internally, firmly bound. First few leaves have crease lines to the top outer corner from being folded. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the endpapers, otherwise clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .