St Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott - 1887

William Paterson, 1887. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1887. 431 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

NY: Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher Good-/No Jacket. First Thus. Private Press. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 16 full page illustrations. Circa 1900-1910 when published. Green cloth covers. Pages have slight age toning but are clean and free of marks. Covers have wear but are solid with several small stain marks and age rubbing..

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 457 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and major tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and notable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and splitting to rear joint.

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 540 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened.

John C.Nimmo, 1894. Hardcover. Good. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume I. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd., 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 492 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Heavy tanning to spine.

Collier. Waverly Novels, Vol. 17. Hardcover. Good. hardcover, no jacket; uniform edition of the Waverly Novels; light wear; cover a little loose; small amount of adhesive residue on cover; bright and unmarked.

George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. The Steel Plate Edition. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black and gilt decoration. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Some pages remain uncut. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is severely sunned, with noticeable crushing and splitting to ends. Faint black marks overall. Gilt is bright.

Educational Book Co., Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 431 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.

Dana Estes and Company, Boston MA, 1894, Hardcover, . very good front hinge weak