Waverley or 'Tis Sixty Years Since.
London: Macmillan & Co., 1901. 24 volumes. Illustrated. Handsomely bound by Ramage in 3/4 maroon morocco, with sparsely gilt-decorated spines. London: Macmillan & Co., 1901. The Border edition. More
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The Waverley Novels.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877. 48 volumes. Frontispiece engraving, extra illustrated title page, other in-text figures throughout. 12mo, attractive 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards; gilt- decorated spines with leather labels, t.e.g. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877. The Illustrated Edition. Pages a bit browned and bindings lightly shelfworn, otherwise a very good(+) copy. More
Novels of Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1878. 48 volumes. Frontispieces and numerous other illustrations throughout the text. Small 8vos, 3/4 brown polished calf over marbled boards; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands and leather labels, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, rubricated titles. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1878. The Illustrated Edition. Some of the bindings have light wear at ends and are just a bit darkened on backstrip, still a very good attractive set. More
Autographed Letter Signed to the Earl of Suffolk
London: 1616. 1 page with 8 lines of writing, 9 x 7.5 inches, Tower of London, April 8, 1616. Signed in full by the conspirator in the plot to place Arabella Stuart on the throne instead of James I. He was arrested with Sir Walter Scott (who he accused of complicity) and was condemned to death but later pardoned. This letter is written to the Earl of Suffolk, Lord High Treasurer, asking payment of a pension due him, which was..... More
The Works of Jonathan Swift...Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, not Hitherto Published; with Notes and A Life of the Author by Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Constable, 1814. 19 volumes. Tall 8vo, full polished calf, green leather spine labels, decoratively gilt, raised bands. Edinburgh: Constable, 1814. Original edition. Very good (+). More
The Works of Jonathan Swift...Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, not Hitherto Published; with Notes and A Life of the Author by Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Constable, 1824. 19 volumes. 8vo, 3/4 mottled calf, marble boards, ornately gilt spine, red spine labels. Edinburgh: Constable, 1824. Second Edition. The set is in beautiful condition with the bindings evenly and lightly rubbed. The second and best edition. More
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, 10 volumes, TOGETHER WITH Scott's The History of Scotland, in 2 volumes
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1851. Frontispiece etching, and decorative titles. 12 volumes. 12mo, handsomely bound in full straight-grained tan morocco, gilt decorated spines with red & green leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges. Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1851. More
Ivanhoe; A Romance
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. 3 volumes. 12mo, original boards, uncut, neatly re-backed with heavy paper, leather spine labels. Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. First Edition. All three volumes have half-titles, and some, but not all first issue points. Preserved in a leather backed clam shell case. More
The Lady of the Lake.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings from drawings by Birket Foster and John Gilbert. 10 additional early photos in sepia tipped in. 375pp. 8vo, scattered foxing, handsomely bound in contemporary full green morocco (spine evenly faded to brown) with gilt-decorations on spine and covers, marbled endpapers, a.e.g.; Small bookplate and early small neat name on black fly leaf. Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1871. A very good(+) copy. More
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1868. 12 volumes. Engraved frontispiece and extra illustrated title page in each volume, rubricated title pages. Thick 12mo, handsomely bound in full brown morocco with ornate gilt-decorated covers and spines; inner & outer dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. (each book has a light dampstain at foot of covers but barely visable on spines; internally clean). Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1868. A very good set. More
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter.
Frontis. engraving, engraved title, 12 vols., small 8vo, 3/4 maroon leather, gilt-stamped raised bands. London: Robert Cadell, 1851. Very Good. More
Tales of the Crusaders.
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1825. 4 volumes, 12mo, full textured burgundy morocco, all edges gilt. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1825. First Edition. Near Fine. Signed "With the Authors Compliments" on the flyleaf of volume 1. More
The Novels of Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1862. 25 volumes. Title page vignettes. 12mo, 3/4 tan polished calf over marbled boards; gilt- decorated spines with leather labels. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1862. A very nice set. More
Queenhoo-Hall, A Romance: and Ancient Times, a Frama.
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1808. 4 vols, small slim 8vo, 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spines, scuffed. Small section on one spine missing and repaired. The only work of fiction by antiquary and engraver Joseph Strutt (1749-1802), an historical romance set in 15th century England, published together with his play Ancient Times. The manuscript of the novel was unfinished at Strutt's death. Scott edited it for the publisher and completed the final chapter, and as such Queenhoo-Hall is Scott's..... More
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1839. 10 volumes. Illustrated frontispiece. Small 8vo, 3/4 green leather, gilt-stamped raised bands. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1839. Near Fine. More
Waverley Novels
Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1871. Complete set of 25 volumes. Title vignettes & frontispieces. 3/4 dark blue leather. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1871. Centenary edition. Near fine. Published to mark the 100th birthday of Sir Walter Scott. More
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott.
Frontis port., title pg. vignette, 10 vols., 8vo, full straight-grained morocco, gilt floral borders on covers, gilt dec. raised spines, top edges gilt (ex. lib., some foxing, spine slightly bumped). Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1821. More
Kenilworth; A Romance
Edinburgh: Constable, 1821. 3 volumes, slim 8vo, handsomely bound by Zaenhsdorf in full burgundy morocco, gilt spines and covers, inner dentelles, top edges gilt. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1821. First Edition. Near fine. More
Waverley Novels
Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1871. Complete set of 25 volumes. Title vignettes & frontispieces. 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards, marbled end-papers & edges. London: A. & C. Black, 1870. Centenary edition. Very minor scuffing on a few columes, but altogether a fine, bright set. Published to mark the 100th birthday of Sir Walter Scott. More
Novels and Tales.
12 volumes, copper engraved frontispieces and title pages, 12mo, full maroon straight grained morocco, gilt spines, decorative gilt border pattern on covers, inner dentelles, a.e.g. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1823. Very good. More
The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland; Comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture, and Other Vestiges of Former Ages, Accompanied by Descriptions.; Together with illustrations of remarkable incidents in border history and tradition, and original poetry.
London: Longmans, 1814. Handsomely illustrated with 92 full-page plates, including the double frontispiece, all engraved by J. Grieg from paintings by Luke Clennell and others. 2 volumes. Tall 4tos, beautifully bound in contemporary full blue straight-grained morocco, with ornate gilt and blind-stamped covers, gilt-stamped spines raised bands, inner dentelles, a.e.g. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1814, 1817. A very handsome pair, with some rubbing to bindings but very clean with almost no foxing. More
Waverley Novels
Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1880. 20 volumes bound in 10. 12mo, 3/4 green morocco, marbled boards and edges. London: William P. Nimmo, 1880. Very good. More
Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for 1849.
New York: McSpedon & Baker, 1849. Illustrated manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. 434 pp. with 3 fold out maps and 8 diagrams and lithographed views. Brown buckram with gold stamped spine and covers with official city seal. 12mo. Minor scuffs and cracks to spine and hinges. Chicago Historical Society stamp on title page. Overall very good. Maps and illustrations complete according to the "Index to the Illustrations in the Manuals of the Corporation of the..... More
The Waverley Gallery of the Principal Female Characters in Sir Walter Scott's Romances.
New York: Appleton, 1860. Illustrated with 37 steel engravings, tissue guards . 4to, full brown morocco, decorative gilt pattern on spine, front and rear covers, a.e.g. New York: Appleton, 1860. Slight foxing throughout, still a very good copy. More
Woodstock; Or, The Cavallier. A Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-One.
Edinburgh: constqable, 1826. 3 vols. small 8vo, diced calf boards, gilt spine, with leather labels; marbled edges. Edinburgh: Constable, 1826. First Edition. An attractive set, with minimal binding wear, and little foxing; bookplate in each volume. More