1832-1834 Illustrations; Landscape, Historical, and Antiquarian, to the Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart ; Landscape Illustrations of the Novels of the Author of Waverley With Portraits of the Principal Female Characters

Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding

Two works of illustrations associated with the writing of Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott, bound in four volumes.

Each work contains illustrated plates accompanied by descriptive passages and an explanation of the subject's connection to Scott's work.

The first work present, bound in three volumes and dated 1832-1833, are 'Landscape Illustrations of the Waverley Novels', with the third volume dedicated to portraits of the female characters of the Waverley novels.

Collated, with thirty-four plates to volume I, with four absent. With thirty-six plates to volume II, with six missing. With thirty-nine plates to volume III, and one plate absent.

The second work present consists of illustrations related to Scott's poetical works, in the scarce first edition of 1834. with forty plates from numerous artists, including Augustus Pugin and J. M. W. Turner. Collated, complete.

With the armorial bookplate of Edward Moore to the front pastedowns.