THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME WITH ALL HIS INTRODUCTORY NOTES, VARIOUS READINGS, AND NOTES BY J.G.LOCKHART

SIR WALTER SCOTT - J.G.LOCKHART , TURNER

Verlag: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH, 1882

Beschreibung

Full Maroon Calf Leather with gilt decorated compartments, bright Gilt to all page edges, five raised bands, black leather title slip. Geometric ruled gilt panels to boards with corner pieces and gilt roll inner borders. Gilt roll dec. to edges of boards. Marbled end papers, two colour head and tail bands, gilt dentelles. All edges of book block bright clean gilt. large 8vo (255x180mm approx), (4), iv, 823pp, steel-engraved frontispiece and additional engraved vignette title + 23 steel engraved views with guards by Turner, fold out facsimile of Scott's hand-writing, 5 wood engravings + numerous head and tail vignettes. double-column text. A very handsome volume which would make an ideal gift or prize for the bookshelf of an admirer of Scott's poetry. VG ( Light rubbing to extremities of boards and a little uneven fading to boards from being next to a shorter book on a book shelf. Spine also faded. Ink gift insc. and date Easter 1885 to reverse of made end paper. Binding sound with no cracks to end papers). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. We regret that due to the weight of this tomb an additional contribution to the postage will need be sought for overseas orders. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 121540

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART...

Verlag: ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH

Erscheinungsdatum: 1882

Einband: Full Leather

Illustrator: TURNER

Zustand: Very Good