Complete 25 volume set of the "WAVERLEY" novels of Sir Walter Scott ~
Published by
P. F. COLLIER & SON, NEW YORK
1902.
Nicely bound in teal-gray cloth with titles in gilt to spines. Top edges gilt. Deckle to remaining edges. Each of the 25 volumes contains a frontispiece and several additional full-page illustrations, on glossy paper.
Size each: 53/4 x 8"
Combined weight: 40 lbs.
TITLES:
- WAVERLEY - OR, 'TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE
- GUY MANNERING - OR, THE ASTROLOGER
- THE ANTIQUARY
- THE BLACK DWARF - AND A LEGEND OF MONTROSE
- OLD MORTALITY
- ROB ROY
- THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN
- THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR
- IVANHOE - A ROMANCE
- THE MONASTERY
- THE ABBOT
- KENILWORTH
- THE PIRATE
- THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL
- PEVERIL OF THE PEAK
- QUENTIN DURWARD
- ST. RONAN'S WELL
- REDGAUNTLET - A TALE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- WOODSTOCK - OR, THE CAVALIER
- THE FAIR MAID OF PERTH - OR, ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
- ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN - OR, THE MAIDEN OF THE MIST
- COUNT ROBERT OF PARIS
- THE TALISMAN - A TALE OF THE CRUSADERS
- THE BETROTHED - AND THE HIGHLAND WIDOW
- THE SURGEON'S DAUGHTER - AND CASTLE DANGEROUS
Condition: Some wear to covers. A few light spots or stains. A couple with a bit of looseness to the binding or internal hinges. Some minor scattered foxing. Very Good overall.
Sir Walter Scott, Bart.(1771-1832), was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. Many of these novels are based on the "Scottish Border" stories and legends Scott heard as a child.
Nicely illustrated. Handsome set.
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