1880s+/Walter Scott/vol II/Guy Mannering/Waverley novels/limited
Abbotsford De Luxe Edition/
Publisher: John D. Morris & Company, Philadelphia
Hardcover: 496pp; limited edition 390 of 1000; illustrated
Condition: private copy; green cloth boards; gilt top edges;
deckle side and bottom edges; paste on paper label with green and red lettering
on spine; tight square binding; sound hinges; no tanning or foxing; unmarked;
tissue protectors for all illustrations intact; spine cloth slightly sun
darkened; sporadic light areas on covers, with some sun fading at extremes
This is vol II of a 24 volume Abbotsford Edition De Luxe, printed
by John D. Morris of Philadelphia in the late 1800s, but undated. It is #390 of
a limited run of 1000 and sold to subscribers only. This is an original
printing, and many of the deckle edges are uncut.
Measures: 8 1/2” x 6” x 2”; weighs 2lb 3oz; original individual
Abbotsford Edition De Luxe volumes printed in the 1880s and 1890s sell for $190
- $210
The book will be wrapped securely and shipped as soon as payment
is confirmed.