THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. IN TWELVE VOLUMES; WITH ALL HIS INTRODUCTIONS AND NOTES, VARIOUS READINGS, AND THEIR EDITOR'S NOTES

SIR WALTER SCOTT , J.M.W.TURNER

Verlag: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH, 1853

Beschreibung

Full Green Polished Calf Leather with 5 raised Bands to spine, dec gilt compartments and red leather title slips. Sewn head and Tail Bands, Marbled made end papers with matching marbling to edges of book blocks.170 x 110 mm approx. 12 Vols complete dated variously 1848-1853. Steel Engraved Frontis and Half Titles by E Goodall of Landscapes by J.M.W.Turner. Good ( Moderate to heavy rubbing to extremities, spines sunned with chips to head caps of several of the volumes and leather to hinges of 4 or5 have some splitting - max about 5 cm. sewing cords and binding generally sound as also most of the end papers. Book plates of Cynthia and John Barnes to reverse of all free end papers - Sir John Barnes being late British Ambassador to The Netherlands and previously Israel. Book plate of previous owner to front paste down and wood engraved illustration pasted to free end paper- common to all vols. A little tanning to half title of some vols typical of offsetting from tissue guards. No notable foxing and no other notable defects). Please see our images of the actual set offered for sale which remains quite presentable on the book shelf despite stated faults. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 125197

Bibliografische Details

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

Verlag: ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH

Erscheinungsdatum: 1853

Einband: Full Leather

Illustrator: J.M.W.TURNER

Zustand: Good