Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Copyright Edition Entire, Adam & C. Black

Description: PLEASE NOTE: This is a very heavy book set - if outside the uk , please check postage price with us first as it may be higher than the standard ebay postage rate shown for books.Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Copyright Edition Entire. With all the Author's Introductions, Notes, and Corrections on the Text. 3 Volumes containing 22 of Scott's works. There would have been 4 volumes in the complete set.Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of writing and for many years afterwards. Published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1868.A fair set of hardbacks with dark green cloth over boards, and leather spine and corners. Covers are heavily worn - scuffed, bumped, rubbed and marked with scrapes to the leather. With raised bands and title label to spine - missing from Volume I. Hinges are weak and inner joints are all cracked to binding cords. Endpapers foxed. Text is good throughout - bright and clean, and still bound. One loose leaf in Volume III. Marbled edges to text block.Despite binding faults, the text makes for an acceptable reading set.Text in English.Vol I: Prelims + 1078pp. Contains: Waverley; Guy Mannering; The Antiquary; Rob Roy; Old Mortality; The Black Dwarf; A Legend of Montrose; The Bride of Lammermoor;Vol II: Prelims + 1050pp. Contains: The Heart of Midlothian; Ivanhoe; The Monastery; The Abbot; Kenilworth; The Pirate;Vol III: Prelims + 1108pp. Contains: The Fortunes of Nigel; Peveril of the Peak; Quentin Durward; St. Ronan's Well; Redgauntlet; The Betrothed; Chronicles of the Canongate; The Highland Widow.Weight: approximately 3.53kg (the set - unpacked weight). Dimensions:Each volume approximately 228mm tall x 148mm wide x 52mm deep.PLEASE NOTE: THIS is a very heavy book set - if outside the uk , please check postage price with us first as it may be higher than the standard ebay postage rate for books. Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, Copyright Edition Entire. With all the Author's Introductions, Notes, and Corrections on the Text. 3 Volumes containing 22 of Scott's works. There would have been 4 volumes in the complete set. Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of writing and for many years afterwards. A fair set of hardbacks with dark green cloth over boards, and leather spine and corners. Covers are heavily worn - scuffed, bumped, rubbed and marked with scrapes to the leather. With raised bands and title label to spine - missing from Volume I. Hinges are weak and inner joints are all cracked to binding cords. Endpapers foxed. Vol III: Prelims + 1108pp. Contains: The Fortune

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