Robert Burns Sir Walter Scott (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Edition Undated, But Some Signtures From 1881 And 18Xx On The First Few Pages. The Pages Are Tanned. The Binding Is Slightly Fragile. The Hard Cover Is Frayed Around The Edges, Some Discoloration, And Some General Scruff Marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. illustrated with fine steel portraits, and a fac-simile of a characteristic letter of Burns' to Mrs. Riddell (illustrator). Loosely bound, embossed, gilt decorated brown cloth boards. Tears, scuffing and marks on cover and spine. Fluid spotting on front end paper. No jacket. Reading copy only with front hinge splitting and front board starting to detach.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. KARLIN, Eugene (illustrator). 1st thus. Fine condition, octavo, quarter brown leather, brown cloth boards, gilt decorated front and rear, four raised bands and gilt title and decoration to spine, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker, decorated end paper, xxv plus 461 pages including index of first lines. [QP].

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cardinal red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, primrose end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains 178 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded monochrome illustrated frontispiece. A little piece missing to the top of the spine, corners rubbed and turned-in and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. all uk1st.editions.1st.printings.7 volume set of slim booklets all near fine in a vg slipcase also with 6 postcards featuring original artwork.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine steel engraving, from 'The Popular History of England' by Charles Knight, c. 1860. Mounted and ready to frame, engraved size approx 9 x 6 ins, 23 x 15 cms. High quality, delicate engraving with decorative border, and name plate - most unusual, decorative and attractive. Mounted and ready to frame.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Cracked hinge. Edgeworn pages, with some foxing to ends. Worn and marked boards, with some damage to spine. Undated; circa 1890? Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. MacWhirter, engraved by R. Patterson (illustrator). Association copy - Samuel Smiles with note ".with the Engraver's compliments and dated Nov. 11/78. Very good condition, medium quarto, brick red cloth, blocked in gilt, bevelled edges, wear to extremities, all edges gilt, coloured end papers, inscription on front free end paper, browning to half tittle and final page, illustrated, 242 pages. [******HEAVY BOOK - MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE******] [QP].

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Full black leather over beveled boards, gilt drcoration to boards and spine, gilt titling to spine. Leather a little rubbed and corners worn and bumped. Previous owners plate, label and signature to both volumes. All edges gilt. All illustrations present and with guards. Very nice clean, handsome, set. Small 4to. pp. lxxviii, 691.

1934 1ST WEAR EDGES O/W VG BLACK BOARDS ROUGH CUT EDGES NO JACKET OWNERS NAME 1940.

Hardcover. Douglas Percy Bliss (illustrator). pp.107. 8vo. Bound in black cloth over marbled paper boards with gilt lettering to spine. Gorgeous and vibrant black and white wood-cut engravings. Extremities rubbed, fraying alone spine. Ink name to ffep otherwise, contents remain clean and unmarked with sound binding. Overall, good+ to very good. The Devil and His Folk in Scottish Life and Literature; Tam O'Shanter; Wandering Willie's Tale; Thrawn Janet; The Tale of Tod Lapraik.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, NOT ex-library. Stylish decorative dust-jacket generally toned and with some loss to head of jacket spine; tape repairs to reverse reinforcing the jacket spine; slight loss to upper front corner. Not price-clipped. Bright marbled boards with black cloth spine. Corners bumped and with lower front corner crushed. Spine scuffed to head and to foot. Binding firm. Slight marking to ffep, otherwise contents very bright. No inscriptions. Woodcuts nice and sharp: atmospheric and, at times, grotesque. 107pp. Stories: Tam O'Shanter, Wandering Willie's Tale, Thrawn Janet, The Tale of Tod Tapraik. A very decent copy, rare in jacket. Further details available on request. (Ud3).

Leather Binding. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Thus. Two volumes, illustrated. First volume has a tear to leather at top and at bottom of spine, rubbing to extremities on both volumes. Volume I has darkening to endpapers, copperplate owner's inscription, grubby Illustrations list, with a chip missing, some grubby marks to page edges. One or two pages slightly loose and frayed to edges. Volume II is much cleaner and less used, with copperplate owner's inscription, rubbing to extremities of spine and some bumping to corners. Black leather spines.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Modern Classics edition. 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. 126 p. Shelfwear. Very good.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 280.

Cloth. Condition: Good. J. MacWhirter (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated collection of poetry describing Scotland, by noted authors such as Scott, Burns and Ramsay. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and thirty four engraved illustrations including plates and vignettes. Collated, complete. Illustrated by John MacWhirter, engraved by R. Paterson.A lovely collection of poetry, including historical, pastoral and romantic poems appreciating the Scottish landscapes and life. These are written mainly by prominent authors Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns, as well as Allan Ramsay.In the publisher's original cloth in the blue variant binding. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine and extremities, minor marks to the boards, and bumping to the extremities. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Front hinge weak. Internally, binding weak. Pages generally bright with offsetting to the half title, and the odd spot, heavier to the front. Good. book.

Half - Leather. Condition: Very Good Minus. Illustrated with portraits and steel engravings. Brown leather with gilt decs to spine, AEG. Leather scuffed, cloth split at edge of rear board, endpapers rubbed, several owner details to pastedowns, somne foxing throughout, contents clean and solid. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Two large octavo volumes bound in full leather with gilt lettering, borders & decorations, red & black spine labels, and marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Illustrated with steel engravings. Undated, but circa 1850. Reprint. Condition: bindings scuffed & rubbed; one plate in Vol. I misaligned and juts out a bit from the fore-edge; else good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. MacWhirter, John (illustrator). Described by Scott, Burns and Ramsay. With 35 illustrations by John MacWhirter and Engraved by R. Paterson. 241 pages. Brown endpapers. Previous owner's name and date on ffep. a.e.g. 11" X 9" X 1.4". The book is loose. Brown cloth with gilt illustration and titles on front and spine. Inside engravings are in very good condition; the outside shows some wear. Overall Good. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale. (illustrator). 459 pp, 9 1/2" H. No date. Orange cloth with black lettering and black and blue decoration on spine and front board, top edge orange. 12 colour plates (including frontispiece) tipped on heavy gray stock with tissue guards bearing captions - collated. Includes Index of Writers and Index of First Lines. Very small edge tear on half-title and contents pages - achivally taped; small stain at top edge of frontispiece page (does not effect tipped-in plate); minor toning to endpapers; two tissue guards have one ot two light wrinkles, a third has a tiny hole; light edge wear to boards; light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine; light browning to fore-edge and bottom of text block; two tiny dents on bottom edge of front board; narrow scuff across bottom of text block at spine; come darkening to spine colour and on a 1/2" band at bottom of rear board. Book is protected in a stiff mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. MAUCHLINE WARE BINDING. Octavo (9 x 7cm), pp.72. Curved wooden boards over a red leather spine, print of the Scott Monument, Edinburgh to upper, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Internally clean, some light spotting to prelims, binding a little rubbed to leather spine, light wear and marking to boards. An attractive example. Very good.

Full-Leather. Presumed Second Edition. This is the nicest example of a book of this age you will find. The binding has been preserved since new in a leather jacket. A book of this age would be descibed as near fine. There has been some light insect damage which has affected the title of the frontis and a small spot at the top and its tissue protection, plus the rep. the endpapers have some slight spotting and the title page has a faint watermark along the foredge. the front pastedown has an inscription dated 1874 . the pages are white with gilt edges all round showing only the faintest of thumbing. The Dark Blue full leather binding is stunning with only the slightest endwear. , the spine has gilt decorated edges and six gilt decorated panels . Silk bookmark. The leather jacket has slight rubbing to the edges. PP Lxxviii , 691, 2 portrait frontis and 18 tissue protected engavings . Image Availiable Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-Library, GD+ half buckram & marbled boards, moderate shelf wear, ffep loose on Vol. I, title and contents pages loose on Vol. II, moderate age-toning to pages, else internally Fine throughout. An attractive copy, complete in two volumes.

A set of ten books from the 1870s to the 1890s published in their original fine Victorian bindings. Fine gilt lettering and decorations along the spines will make this collection a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. Approximately 14.5'' of shelf space, with the tallest volume measuring 7.75". Moderate shelf wear on all ten volumes most notable at spine ends. "Barnaby Rudge" and "Tale of Two Cities" have badly cracked hinges. Moderate staining and wear to the boards. Most volumes have previous owner's handwriting and signatures at the front endpapers. Includes: "A Child's History of England", "Charles O' Malley", "The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems", "The Pirate", "Poems by John Whittier", "The Complete Poetical and Prose Works of Robert Burns", "Aurora Leigh", "The Antiquary", "Barnaby Rudge and Edwin Drood", "A Tale of Two Cites". Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.