1871 The Waverley Novels Sir Walter SCOTT 26 Vols In 13 Half Leather Binding
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Title Waverley NovelsTwenty-six Titles Bound in Thirteen VolumesBySir Walter Scott Bart. _____________________Later Edition~Half Leather Binding____________________AuthorSir Walter Scott______________________Year of Publication1880s__________________________PublisherEdinburgh: W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell ______________________________
For full description see below - afterall photographs__________________..._________________________ Description: Edinburgh: W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1880’s, Later Edition. Twenty-Six works inthirteen half leather bound volumes, gilt titles to red and brown labels withgilt decoration to the spine, gilt raised bands and marbled boards.Frontispiece and illustratedtitle page to each volume.Worn and rubbed, nevertheless a nice set of 26 Vols bound in 13 as follows:The Bride of Lammermoor, 256pp; The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 448pp;Woodstock or The Cavalier, 385pp, [i]; The Fair Maid of Perth, 368pp [ii];St. Ronan’s Well, 352pp;Redgauntlet; A Tale of the Eighteenth Century, 360pp;The Pirate, 376pp; TheFortunes of Nigel, 392pp;The Abbot, 354pp;Kenilworth, A Romance, 376pp;The Antiquary, 336pp; RobRoy, 320pp;Anne of Geierstein; orThe Maiden of the Mist, 394pp; Count Robert of Paris, 331pp, [i];The Betrothed; A Tale ofthe Crusaders, 266pp; The Talisman; A Tale of the Crusaders, 258pp;Old Mortality, 336pp; TheBlack Dwarf and a Legend of Montrose, 291pp, [i];Castle Dangerous and TheSurgeon’s Daughter, 306pp; The Highland Widow and My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror, 196pp; followed by “Scott Centenary August 1871 by the Editor”, xvipp;Waverley or ‘tis 60 YearsSince, 384pp; Guy Mannering; or The Astrologer, 336pp;Ivanhoe A Romance, 384pp;The Monastry, A Romance, 340pp;Peveril of The Peak, 471pp, [i]; Quentin Durward, 384pp.Approximately 7 ½ inchestall. ConditionReportExternallySpine – fair condition – green leather spines, twin red and brown labels, gilt thistle decoration, rubbed and worn with some loss to the top of Vol. VIII.Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn, repair to the rear joint of Vol. VIII.Corners – fair condition – bumped and worn.Boards – good condition – green marbled paper, leather quarters worn with some loss of colour, scratched and marked.Page edges – good condition – marbled, top edge slightly darkened.See above and photos.InternallyHinges – good condition – sound and strong.Paste downs – good condition – green marbled paper.End papers – good condition – green marbled paper.Title – good condition – tanned with minor foxing, each volume with two title pages and a frontispiece.Pages – good condition – tanned with minor foxing, something dropped to the top edge of “The Fortunes of Nigel” which has dented the pages without impacting the text – see photos.Binding – fair to good condition – worn with repair to Vol. VIII.See photos Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1880’s.
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For full description see below - afterall photographs__________________..._________________________ Description: Edinburgh: W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1880’s, Later Edition. Twenty-Six works inthirteen half leather bound volumes, gilt titles to red and brown labels withgilt decoration to the spine, gilt raised bands and marbled boards.Frontispiece and illustratedtitle page to each volume.Worn and rubbed, nevertheless a nice set of 26 Vols bound in 13 as follows:The Bride of Lammermoor, 256pp; The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 448pp;Woodstock or The Cavalier, 385pp, [i]; The Fair Maid of Perth, 368pp [ii];St. Ronan’s Well, 352pp;Redgauntlet; A Tale of the Eighteenth Century, 360pp;The Pirate, 376pp; TheFortunes of Nigel, 392pp;The Abbot, 354pp;Kenilworth, A Romance, 376pp;The Antiquary, 336pp; RobRoy, 320pp;Anne of Geierstein; orThe Maiden of the Mist, 394pp; Count Robert of Paris, 331pp, [i];The Betrothed; A Tale ofthe Crusaders, 266pp; The Talisman; A Tale of the Crusaders, 258pp;Old Mortality, 336pp; TheBlack Dwarf and a Legend of Montrose, 291pp, [i];Castle Dangerous and TheSurgeon’s Daughter, 306pp; The Highland Widow and My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror, 196pp; followed by “Scott Centenary August 1871 by the Editor”, xvipp;Waverley or ‘tis 60 YearsSince, 384pp; Guy Mannering; or The Astrologer, 336pp;Ivanhoe A Romance, 384pp;The Monastry, A Romance, 340pp;Peveril of The Peak, 471pp, [i]; Quentin Durward, 384pp.Approximately 7 ½ inchestall. ConditionReportExternallySpine – fair condition – green leather spines, twin red and brown labels, gilt thistle decoration, rubbed and worn with some loss to the top of Vol. VIII.Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn, repair to the rear joint of Vol. VIII.Corners – fair condition – bumped and worn.Boards – good condition – green marbled paper, leather quarters worn with some loss of colour, scratched and marked.Page edges – good condition – marbled, top edge slightly darkened.See above and photos.InternallyHinges – good condition – sound and strong.Paste downs – good condition – green marbled paper.End papers – good condition – green marbled paper.Title – good condition – tanned with minor foxing, each volume with two title pages and a frontispiece.Pages – good condition – tanned with minor foxing, something dropped to the top edge of “The Fortunes of Nigel” which has dented the pages without impacting the text – see photos.Binding – fair to good condition – worn with repair to Vol. VIII.See photos Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1880’s.
Binding: Hardback _________________________________________We take great pride inphotographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you aredissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee providedthe item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extraphotographs and with any questions you may haveRuler in picture is 6 incheslong.----------------------------Please Browse all other books andprints in my Shop Thank you.LOUIS88BooksPreserving books for the next generation
