Published by Londen, Adam and Charles Black 1900,, 1900
Language: English
Seller: Antiquariat an der Uni Muenchen, München, Germany
Signed
Gr.-8°, Ledereinband. Gr. 8° (ca. 23 x 16 cm). Bordeauxfarbener Maroquin Ganzledereinband. Über 5 Bünden mit verg. Fileteneinfassung, vergoldete Innenkantenbordüre und Kopfgoldschnitte; sign. Meistereinband von Zaehnsdorf. Londen, London and Charles Black 1900. - Exceptionally bright and well preserved antique edition. Illustrated with 185 steel engravings. Full red morocco leather bindings by Zaehnsdorf. Signed and dated by the binder, 1900. Five raised bands, top edge gilt. Spine compartments and boards elaborately gilt tooled. Some very minor wear to boards at extremities, else Near Fine. Impressive edition of these seminal writings, bound by one of Europe`s eminent firms during its most desirable period of production. Uncut edges and 24 Volumes unopened! - Zustand: unbeschnitten u. 24 Bänden noch unaufgeschnitten. Ecken u. Buchrücken minimal bestoßen, ein sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. - Contents: 1: Waverley or Tis Sixty Years Since; 2: Guy Mannering or The Astrologer; 3: The Antiquary; 4: Rob Roy; 5: Old Mortality; 6: The Black Dwarf / A Legend of Montrose; 7: The Heart of Midlothian; 8: The Bride of Lammermoor; 9: Ivanhoe; 10: The Monastery; 11: The Abbot; 12: Kenilworth; 13: The Pirate; 14: The Fortunes of Nigel; 15: Peveril of the Peak; 16: Quentin Durward; 17: St. Ronan`s Well; 18: Redgauntlet; 19: The Betrothed / Chronicles of the Canongate; 20: The Talisman / Chronicles of the Canongate; 21: Woodstock; 22: The Fair Maid of Perth or St. Valentine`s Day; 23: Anne of Geierstein or The Maiden of the Mist; 24: Count Robert of Paris; 25: The Surgeon`s Daughter / Castle Dangerous / Index & Glossary. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 35550.