Windsor Castle An Historical Romance

London: Henry Colburn, 1843. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 5". Various. A three volume set of the historical romance novel 'Windsor Castle' by Windsor Castle The first separately published edition of this historical novel by William Harrison Ainsworth. With engraved frontispieces to each volume. Windsor Castle is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1842. It is a historical romance with gothic elements that depicts Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn. Intertwined with the story are the actions of Herne the Hunter, a legendary ghost that haunts Windsor woods. Ainsworth wrote Windsor Castle in 1842 while he was publishing The Miser's Daughter. During this time, he was constantly working in order to publish the novel by April, and Ainsworth only stopped when he mother, Ann Ainsworth, died on 15 March 1842. It was published in a serialized form in the Ainsworth's Magazine starting July 1842 and ending in June 1843. Including half-title to volume III only. Complete in three volumes. Rebound in green cloth bindings. Externally smart. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spines of each volume. A few marks to the front and rear boards. Bookplate of Leighlin Bridge Book Society to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered spotting throughout. The odd handling mark throughout. Ink signature to title page. Good