Elizabeth Gaskell — Cranford

London, Sands and Co, 1901. Cloth. This charming edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel Cranford illustrated by T. H. Robinson, in pictorial prize binding. Cranford was first published serially in the magazine Household World between 1851 and 1853. It was then first published in one volume under the title Cranford in 1853. A charmingly illustrated edition of the work.With 16 monochrome plates, including a frontispiece [listed as being intended to appear facing pp. 17], by T. H. Robinson, who published illustrations in The Idler, Pall Mall Magazine, and The Strand, accompanying the text. Collated complete.In pictorial prize binding with the bookplate of The School Board for London to the front pastedown.Cranford is an episodic novel and the best known work by the popular Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. The story takes place in a small, English town, and focuses on the rich lives of a community of women who reside there. In full pictorial cloth prize binding. Externally, sound with some discolouration of the cloth, heaviest to the spine, and some minor handling marks. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Front hinge is strained. Significant attempted removal of the bookplate to the front pastedown. Loss to approximately half of the front free endpaper. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are lightly age toned with spotting to the first and last few pages. Some small closed tears to the text block, heaviest to pp. 301r-304v, and minor worming to a number of pages at the fore edge, not impacting text. A touch of offsetting to the first half title page, the title page, and rear free endpaper. Good . Ill.: T. H. Robinson. Good .