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WAVERLEY NOVELS
by Scott, Sir Walter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833. Complete in 48 volumes, totalling approximately 18,000 pages, each volume with an engraved frontispiece and vignette title page, several extra plates (see footnote), an engraved dedication leaf Volume I, folding plan (of Kenilworth Castle) at the end of Volume 23, glossary Volume 48; post 12mo; bound by Kerr & Richardson, of Glasgow, in full navy morocco, the spines lettered and decorated in gilt, boards with triple gilt rule border, gilt edges and turn-ins, occasionally slightly rubbed; a.e.g.; ribbon markers; marbled endpapers; early inked catalogue slip on blank preliminary leaf Volume I, a couple of corners creased, a few marginal damp stains and occasional edge splits, some light foxing and offsetting of plates, a little light soiling; Cadell & Company, Edinburgh, 1829- 1833. First edition. Todd & Bowden 348a. Sometimes referred to as the Abbotsford Edition(from Scott's address on the dedication leaf). *This set is extra illustrated, containing over 100 additional plates printed by Fisher & Son, London & Paris, (many of which are by Cruikshank). Several of the extra plates are dated (ranging from 1840 to 1845), and many bear the pencilled instructions to the binder.
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
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125077
- Title
- WAVERLEY NOVELS
- Author
- Scott, Sir Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Robert Cadell
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1833
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2022
Melbourne, Victoria
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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