The Waverley Novels Centenary Edition 25 Volumes by Scott Sir Walter (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st edition of the Centenary Edition 1871. Contents very clean, bright and tight. Mild shelfwear and very slight sunning to spine. Excellent example. Please contact us for pictures and/or further details ? only too pleased to help!.

1871. Adam and Charles Black. Hardback. Book - Good, head of spine missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Adam & Charles Black; 1889. 25 Volumes. Centenary edition. All books are 3/4 bound. Brown leather to spine and corners with gilt decoration and lettering. Boards are marbled. All spines are tanned to spine with rubbing to top and bottom. Vol. 3 Tiny portion of leather missing to top spine Vol. 4 has a small portion of leather missing to top of spine and vol. 16 a large portion of spine missing. Corners bumped and rubbed.  Board edges rubbed and front boards faded to some volumes. Residue of previous book plates on all volumes either on front paste down or FFEP. Pages yellowing to edges, some age spotting to page edges on some volumes.Bindings are tight and text complete.  Steel engravings and all volumes have a frontispiece. All have marbled end papers. Top edges are gilt. This is a 25 volume set so extra postal charges apply. Vol. 1 Waverley pbl. 1889; Vol. 2 Guy Mannering pbl. 1889; Vol. 3 The Antiquary pbl. 1890; Vol. 4 Rob Roy pbl 1890; Vol. 5 Old Mortality pbl 1890 Vol. 6 A Legend of Montrose and the Black Dwarf pbl 1890 Vol. 7 Heart of Mid-Lothian pbl. 1890 Vol. 8 Bride of Lammermoor pbl 1890 Vol. 9 Ivanhoe pbl 1890 Vol. 10 The Monastery pbl 1890 Vol. 11 The Abbot pbl 1890 Vol. 12 Kenilworth pbl 1890 Vol. 13 The Pirate pbl 1890 rubbed boards Vol. 14 The Fortunes of Nigel pbl 1890 Vol. 15 Peveril of the Peak pbl 1891 Vol. 16 Quentin Durward pbl 1891 rubbed boards Vol. 17 St. Ronans Well pbl 1891 Vol. 18 Red Gaunlet pbl 1891 Vol. 19 The Betrothed pbl 1891 Vol. 20 The Talisman pbl 1891 Vol. 21 Woodstock pbl 1891 Vol. 22 The Fair Maid of Perth pbl 1891 Vol. 23 Anne of Geierstein pbl 1891 Vol. 24 Count Robert of Paris pbl 1891 Vol. 25 The Surgeon's Daughter pbl 1891.

hardcover. 1871 Centenary Edition. original highly decorative red cloth, small repair to head of spine of one volume, VG/VG+. A lovely bright complete set of this attractive editiion. Published to mark the 100th birthday of Sir Walter Scott. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Centenary Edition. Very good copies finely bound in elaborately gilt-tooled cloth over marbled boards. Spine bands are slighty chipped and worn in places, with varying degress of dulling and wear to the panel edges. Surface wear evident on some of the spine covers. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc., and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Physical description: 31v. ; fronts. ; 19cm. Notes: This centenary edition of Walter Scott's Waverley novels was published between 1871 and 1891. Each volume includes a frontispiece and added engraved title page. Contents: v. 1. Waverley --v. 2. Guy Mannering --v. 3. The antiquary --v. 4. Rob Roy --v. 5. Old Mortality --v. 6. A legend of Montrose and The black dwarf --v. 7. The heart of Mid-lothian --v. 8. The bride of Lammermoor --v. 9. Ivanhoe --v. 10. The monastery --v. 11. The abbot : being a sequel to The monastery --v. 12. Kenil-worth --v. 13. The pirate --v. 14. The fortunes of Nigel --v. 15. Perveril of the Peak --v. 16. Quentin Durward --v. 17. St. Ronan's well --v. 18. Red gauntlet --v. 19. The betrothed : a tales of the Crusaders and The chronicles of the Canongate --v. 20. The talisman : a tale of the Crusaders and The chronicles of the Canongate --v. 21. Woodstock --v. 22. The fair maid of Perth --v. 23. Anne of Geierstein, or The maid in the mist --v. 24. Count Robert of Paris --v. 25. The surgeon's daughter and Castle dangerous. Supplementary volumes: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott / edited by Wm. Minto, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1891. -- Life of Sir Walter Scott / by J. G. Lockart, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1892. -- Tales of a Grandfather, being the history of Scotland from the earliest period to the close of the rebellion 1745-46 / by Walter Scott, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1892. Subjects: Historical fiction, Scottish -- English literature -- Scotland in literature -- Scottish authors. 10 Kg.

Centenary Edition. Very good copies finely bound in elaborately gilt-tooled cloth over marbled boards. Spine bands are slighty chipped and worn in places, with varying degress of dulling and wear to the panel edges. Surface wear evident on some of the spine covers. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc., and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Physical description: 31v. ; fronts. ; 19cm. Notes: This centenary edition of Walter Scott's Waverley novels was published between 1871 and 1891. Each volume includes a frontispiece and added engraved title page. Contents: v. 1. Waverley --v. 2. Guy Mannering --v. 3. The antiquary --v. 4. Rob Roy --v. 5. Old Mortality --v. 6. A legend of Montrose and The black dwarf --v. 7. The heart of Mid-lothian --v. 8. The bride of Lammermoor --v. 9. Ivanhoe --v. 10. The monastery --v. 11. The abbot : being a sequel to The monastery --v. 12. Kenil-worth --v. 13. The pirate --v. 14. The fortunes of Nigel --v. 15. Perveril of the Peak --v. 16. Quentin Durward --v. 17. St. Ronan's well --v. 18. Red gauntlet --v. 19. The betrothed : a tales of the Crusaders and The chronicles of the Canongate --v. 20. The talisman : a tale of the Crusaders and The chronicles of the Canongate --v. 21. Woodstock --v. 22. The fair maid of Perth --v. 23. Anne of Geierstein, or The maid in the mist --v. 24. Count Robert of Paris --v. 25. The surgeon's daughter and Castle dangerous. Supplementary volumes: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott / edited by Wm. Minto, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1891. -- Life of Sir Walter Scott / by J. G. Lockart, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1892. -- Tales of a Grandfather, being the history of Scotland from the earliest period to the close of the rebellion 1745-46 / by Walter Scott, 2 volumes, London : A. & C. Black, 1892. Subjects: Historical fiction, Scottish -- English literature -- Scotland in literature -- Scottish authors. 10 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus - Centenary. Red half-calf, with gilt titles, gilt floral decoration and raised bands to spine, red cloth hardbacks. General wear to calf surfaces particularly at corners/edges, unsurprising bearing in mind age. Each volume has name in gilt of previous owner - "A.W.Makovski" - in bottom RH corner of front cover. Marbled end-pages and marbled edges. All volumes at least 300pp. with some over 600pp. All with tissue-guarded frontispiece and with engraved title page. Other engravings in all volumes. Some foxing, particularly evident over tissue guards. Overall, Good. Please contact direct both to discuss suggested price and also P&P.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels (25 volumes) Centenary Edition set. Complete. This is a truly exceptional set in a beautiful fine binding by Zaehnsdorf. The Waverley Novels are published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1871, one hundred years after the birth of Scott. Printed by R & R Clark, in Edinburgh. The books feature beautiful steel engraved frontispieces and plates within each volume, after Sir David Wilkie, J. M. W. Turner, David Roberts and others. Each volume is bound with navy blue leather spines and corners, with gilt thistle motif decoration to the spine, along with raised bands and title labels. The spine labels are in red and tan morocco. Boards are covered in blue marbled paper and all three edges of the text block are marbled to match. Endpapers have a complementary blue marbled design and each volume has a navy blue cloth ribbon. A fine set, difficult to fault, and of very handsome appearance. Text pages are beautifully crisp and clean as are the plates, with no age spotting issues. Some mild offsetting to title page opposite frontispieces. Previous owner's ink stamp to half titles. Bindings firm and tight. Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of writing and for many years afterwards. Having seen countless Centenary sets over the years, this is the best we have seen. This set would grace the shelves of any library. Text in English. Weight: approximately 16kg (unpacked weight). Dimensions: Each volume approximately 190mm tall x 132mm wide x 30-40mm deep. Extra postage will be payable for overseas orders. Many more photos available on request.