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The Waverley Novels
by Sir Walter Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Various. Twenty-five volumes of the centenary edition of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. With an illustrated frontispiece to every volume and a facsimile of 'The Marriage Contract of the Bride of Lammermoor' to volume VIII. Collated, complete. The titles included are as follows: Volume I- Waverley Volume II- Guy Mannering Volume III- Antiquary Volume IV- Rob Roy Volume V- Old Mortality Volume VI- A Legend of Montrose and Black Dwarf Volume VII- Heart of Mid-Lothian Volume VIII-Bride of Lammermoor Volume IX- Ivanhoe Volume X- Monastery Volume XI- Abbot Volume XII- Kenilworth Volume XIII- Pirate Volume XIV- Fortunes of Nigel Volume XV- Peveril of the Peak Volume XVI- Quentin Durward Volume XVII- St Ronan's Well Volume XVIII- Redgauntlet Volume XIX- Betrothed and Highland Widow Volume XX- Talisman Volume XXI- Woodstock Volume XXII- Fair Maid of Perth Volume XXIII- Anne of Geierstein Volume XXIV- Count Robert of Paris Volume XXV- Castle Dangerous Surgeons Daughter The Waverley novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott. They were the most popular and widely read novels in Europe for almost a century. The series was titled Waverley, after the first novel of the series, as Scott did not claim authorship until 1827. Prior to Scott's acknowledgement of his authorship the novels were stated as 'by the author of Waverley' to their title pages. Sir Walter Scott was a historical novelist, playwright and poet. Aside from his writings he was an advocate, judge and legal administrator. In half morocco bindings with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the heads and tails of spines. Rubbing to boards of volume XXV and XV. Internally, volumes VII, IX and XVIII are generally firmly bound but strained in places with the remaining volumes firmly bound. Cockling to pages of volumes XVI-XXV due to damp staining. Pages are generally bright with small tidemarks to the head of pages and outer margins to volumes XI-XXV, does not affect text. Volumes I-X are generally clean. Very Good
Synopsis
The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott, a Scottish writer and historian. For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, causing the series to take its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series published in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages. The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as "by the author of Waverley" and as a result not always included as part of the Waverley Novels series.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SET64-E-1
- Title
- The Waverley Novels
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Scott Waverley Novels Leather Waverley
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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