William Harrison Ainsworth — Mervyn Clitheroe

London, George Routledge, c1903 . Leather. Illustrated throughout by Phiz, this is a handsome half morocco bound example of W. H. Ainsworth's bildungsroman about a young man from Lancashire. In a half morocco binding, William Harrison Ainsworth's novel presents itself as the autobiography of its protagonist Mervyn Clitheroe, following his youth, education and early adulthood.Combining elements of bildungsroman and domestic fiction, the novel traces Clitheroe"s moral and emotional growth, and is set largely in Lancashire.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and twenty-two further plates from Hablot Knight Browne, often referred to as Phiz.Collated, complete.Undated; dated circa 1903, as this is when Dutton and Routledge began working together as co-publishers and co-distributors.With the bookplate of Herbert Ingalls Wallace to the front pastedown. In a half morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. Back strip age toned. Rubbing to joints. Marks to front board head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]. Very Good .