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The Lansdowne Poets: The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
Published by Frederick Warne and Co., London, 1884
Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Unnamed (illustrator). A leather-bound copy of the Lansdowne edition of the poems of Sir Walter Scott. Including an introduction, and notes. Illustrated throughout with numerous engraved plates. In a red morocco binding. Externally, smart, with just some light rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and quite clean, with just a few instances of spotting. Ink signature to front free-endpaper, along with previous owner's blindstamp. Very Good Indeed. book.
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Waverley Novels
Published by Adam and Charles Black 1877-1879, Edinburgh, 1877
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Unnamed (illustrator). A charming set complete in forty eight volumes with the illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott's novels. The illustrated edition complete in forty eight novels. ComprisingWaverley, Guy Mannering,The Antiquary,Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Heart of Midlothian, A Legend of Montrose, Bride of Lammermoore, Ivanhoe, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, The Pirate, Fortunes of Nigel, Peveril the Peak, Quentin Durward, St. Ronan's Well, Redgautlet, The Betrothed, The Talisman, Woodstock, The Highland and Widow, Two Drovers &c, The Maid of Perth, Anne of Geierstein, Count Robert of Paris, Castle Dangerous, amd The Surgeon's Daughter.The 'Waverley Novels,' also known as the 'Abbotsford series,' is a collection of novels by popular author Sir Walter Scott. The series was named after Sir Walcot Scott's home, where he also died in 1832.Waverley was Scott's first novel, published anonymously in 1814 when he was already an established poet. It is regarded as one of the first Western historical novels. He published his later novels anonymously under "the author of Waverley." This series includes forty eight volumes.Sir Walter Scott was a highly regarded Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright, and historian; author of many English language and Scottish literary classics. He was the pioneer for historical novel writing and an exemplar of European romanticism.Thoroughly illustrated throughout. Collating complete with one thousand, seven hundred and forty engravings on steel or wood throughout. Half calf binding and cloth covered boards. Gilt to top edge. Externally very charming, with five raised bands and minor rubbing to spine and extremities. Minor cracking to joints to the occasional volume, particularly to volume one, eleven, and sixteen. Minor faint handling mark to front board to volume four and twenty four. Internally, firmly bound though hinges are very slightly strained to boards to volumes eleven and sixteen. Pages are generally bright and clean, with minor faint scattered spotting to fore edge, affecting only the occasional leaf. Collating complete with one thousand, seven hundred and forty engravings on steel or wood throughout. Very Good. book.
