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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
Item Price
NZ$1,698.88NZ$1,528.99
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About This Item
Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1831-1838. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None. A handsome library set of the Waverley novels, in a handsome half calf binding. An uncommon Baudry's European Library edition of the works of Sir Walter Scott. With the bookplate of Thomas Gilbert to the front pastedowns. Contains: Anne of Geirestein Ivanhoe The Antiquary Kenilworth Quentin Durward The Talisman Woodstock The Betrothed Peveril of The Peak Highland Widow/Surgeon's Daughter St Ronan's Well The Monastery The Fortunes of Nigel Fair Maid of Perth The Abbot Redgauntlet The Pirate Black Dwarf/Old Mortality Heart of Mid-Lothian Waverley Guy Mannering Rob Roy Count Robert/Castle Dangerous Lammermoor Montrose The Waverley Novels are a long series by Sir Walter Scott. They were the most widely read works of their time and remained as popular for nearly a century. Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was one of the first to have contemporary readers in Europe, Australia and North America. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities and boards. Bookplate to front pastedowns of one 'Thomas Gilbert'. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting and marginal age toning, due to paper used. 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 733K12
- Title
- The Waverley Novels
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Baudry's European Library
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1831-1838
- Size
- 8.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Sir Walter Scott Library Set Leather Books Library Set
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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