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Sir Walter Scott - Scott's Poetical Works; Illustrated - Chandos Poets edition Hardback, 1868, first edition thus, illustrated with 13 plates (frontispiece opposite title page and then plates opposite pages 34, 96, 148, 190, 225, 298, 334, 377, 443, 477, 499 and 533), original illustrations engraved by the Dalziel brothers; published by Frederick Warne & Co, London, and printed by Savill Edwards and Co, viii + 640 pagesOctavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 3/4" by 2" The book is in excellent condition for its age Dark green cloth binding, bevelled boards, red and gilt detail tooling and stamping to front board, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, rear board blindstamped Binding very clean, with colouring and detail still very vivid, only slight discolouration at upper bevelled edges of boards Page edges gilt, still quite vivid to lower and fore-edges, though with a few scuffs, while gilt edging is more dulled and scuffed on upper edges but still quite clear Pages 451-462 a little detached at base and stick out a little at upper and fore-edges A little tearing and possible bookplate or label remnant to recto of front free endpaper A little cracking to front inner hinge and cracking along full extent of rear inner hinge with netting exposed Offsetting to tissue guard and a little to title page from frontispiece A few marks or little patches of foxing and minor marking to several pages and plates but the pages are generally very clean and do not appear to contain any inscriptions, underlining, marginalia, etc See pictures for further information viii, 640 pp. Seller Inventory # #BIBLIO-717
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Title: Scott's Poetical Works; Illustrated - ...
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co., London
Publication Date: 1868
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: The Dalziel brothers
Condition: Very Good-
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Chandos Poets Edition
