WAVERLY NOVELS (3) Volume Set - Book I - Vol. I-St. Ronan's Well & Vol. II-Black Dwarf, Book II- Vol. I-Rob Roy & Vol. II-Old Mortality
by Sir Walter Scott, Bart
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1880. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 6 VOLUMES IN 3 BOOKS. Circa 1880 (no date). 416 Broome Street (Publishing dates between 1867-1896 at Broom Street location). Description: (6) Raised Leather edges on spine cover ornamented with embossed gilt gold stamped/embossed title/design on brown, red and tan color leather, partial brown leather and red/taupe/blue marble boards, inner matching marble boards, engraved image/illustration on lead pages with fine rice paper, leaf edge marble finish. Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 2" each book. Condition: Very good - ; books are moderately rubbed predominantly on all edge surfaces, hardcover surface is worn more in center areas (see picture #5) and on perimeter of books, boards have slight separation inside cover at gutter missing rice paper in two volumes, (1) half inner marble board page missing (see image 6), spines tight; loose towards beginning of text and tighter within body of books, some spotting throughout text, a few earmarks, date written in pencil on (1) cover page, Caligraphy at Top Opening page; retired from MILITARY LIBRARY COLLECTION-ex. 'Company Library Company A 1st Infantry No. 3 stamped at top of cover page-Literary Association 1st Infantry No. ., one small flea bite corner of page detected, upper corner of (1) volume small tear at gutter and spine cover-hardcover top. Overall Great Sturdy Books with strong hinges and a great history.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000027
- Title
- WAVERLY NOVELS (3) Volume Set - Book I - Vol. I-St. Ronan's Well & Vol. II-Black Dwarf, Book II- Vol. I-Rob Roy & Vol. II-Old Mortality
- Author
- Sir Walter Scott, Bart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons, Limited
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Classics, "English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh", General, General, General, Historical
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
De Coux and Associates Books
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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