Waverley Novels

Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1901. Library Edition, #75/150. Hardcover. Octavos, 48 volumes; VG; bound in three quarters leather, paneled spines with gilt, marbled boards and endpapers; top edges gilt; bookplate to front pastedowns; some mild shelfwear and rubbing, primarily to extremities; small damage to tail of spine of volume 9; Library Edition, #75/150; shelved above HC… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1857. Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. 1857 Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. No DJ. Wearing and damage on covers and spine. Prominent staining throughout the interior. Inscribed by previous owner. Volume eleven only. 586p.

J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete six-volume set of the People's Edition. Each volume has been rebound in hardcover. One page in vol. II is detached. No marks to texts, but varying degrees of foxing throughout each. Bindings firm. Exteriors only lightly worn. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1857. Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. 1857 Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. No DJ. Wearing and damage on covers and spine. Some tearing on the flyleaf and endpapers. Minor creasing found on pages 187 to 215. Prominent staining throughout the interior. Volume ten only. 548p.

London and Boston: J. B. Millet Company,, [c.1900]. The first historical novels The Canongate edition, limited issue, number 27 of 150 sets, a typically sumptuous Gilded Age production. The first in the sequence, Waverley (1814), was "the progenitor and... archetype of the historical novel throughout the world. At one blow Scott had established a new literary form" (PMM). The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1857. Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. 1857 Abbotsford Edition. Hardcover. Poor. No DJ. Wearing and damage on covers and spine. Tearing on flyleaf. Prominent staining throughout the interior. Weakness evident in the binding. Some penciled notes throughout the interior. Volume three only. 627p.

Edinburgh : R. Cadell, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of Thomas Richardson with the owner's armorial bookplate. Physical description; 52… Saber más sobre este artículo

Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. A fine set of 8 volumes. Bound in publisher's green cloth, lettered in gold, with black ornamentation. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents:[v. 1] Waverly; [v. 2] Guy Mannering; [v. 3] The antiquary; [v.4] Ivanhoe; [v.5] The Monastery; [v. 6] The pirate; [v.7] Quetin Durward;[v.8] The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1895. New Edition. Hardcover. Good set in original cloth with a paper label to the spine, some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 47 volumes. Contents; v. II: Waverley: II ; v. III: Guy Mannering: I ; v. IV: Guy Mannering: II ; v. V: Antiquary:… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1842. Hardcover. Very Good. 1842-1846. Twelve volumes, complete. Hardback, half-leather binding with five raised bands and simple gilt titling to spine, green cloth boards, with endpapers and page edges in green. Each 24 × 16.5cm. Pagination below. *I'm not quite sure what edition these are, or whether they were bound from parts. The text is… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black,, 1860. The first historical novels A smart set of one of the most popular series of the 19th century. The first in the sequence, Waverley (1814), was "the progenitor and... archetype of the historical novel throughout the world. At one blow Scott had established a new literary form" (PMM). Waverley and the subsequent titles… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York : D. Appleton, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 5 volumes. 19cm. Subject; English literature.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877-1880. Hardcover. Octavo; 58 volumes (vols. 6-7 of Poetical Works are missing); G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with blue leather to spine and corners and blue cloth to boards, wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners, toning to spine, mild shelfwear to leather and cloth, else clean… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. Hardcover. Good. Household editions. Two volumes. Green cloth, ornate black stamping on front boards and spine, gilt-stamped spine title. Hinges cracked, volume one page edges dampstained with preliminary pages loose and laid in, spine ends are frayed, thus both volumes in fair to good only condition.

Boston : S.H. Parker and B.B. Mussey, 1852. Library edition. Hardcover. Good copies only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some boards are scuffed. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 15 volumes ; 20 cm. Contents; I. Waverley ; II. Guy Mannering ; V. Black dwarf.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. [c1885]. Hardcover. Moderate fading to leather spines. One volume poor with cloth tape repair to broken hinges, and missing the rear free endpaper. Other volumes very good. All volumes with an owner's name clipped from a blank portion of illustrated title page,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Samuel H. Parker, 1836. Hardcover. Good. Thirty-seven volumes bound in 20. Parker's Edition, 1836. Full leather. Texts unmarked, but foxing throughout. Bindings are generally firm, but are weak on some. Water damage to a few vols. affecting both interiors and exteriors. An owner's name on each title page. Exteriors worn, somewhat soiled. Spines fairly difficult to read. Reliable… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York & London: Harper & Bros., n.d., 1910. 30 volumes, 8vo, plates throughout, original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spines, t.e.g.; very good, sound copy.

London, United Kingdom: Adam & Charles Black, 1895. The Standard Edition. Fresh Red Buckram bds with Bright Gilt publishers emblem to front, same blind stamped to rear, Bright Gilt title and Crest to spine (spine age darkened, sl wear to foot of spine) Nice engraved frontis by C M Hardie with guard, Nouveau style title page Red/Black ink, (xiv)… Saber más sobre este artículo

Archibald Constable and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1895. New edition. 337 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with spine title label. Volume XV of the Waverley Novels. Includes illustrated plates. Pages have deckled edges. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more intense towards the start and end of the book. Boards have some moderate edge… Saber más sobre este artículo