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    By Sir Walter Scott
    London   Henry G. Bohn
    8.5" by 5.5" iv, 64pp.
    A collection of engravings inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, in a decorative full morocco binding.
    By Sir Walter Scott

    1852 The Book of Waverley Gems: In a Series of Engraved Illustrations of Incidents and Scenery in Sir Walter Scott's Novels.

    London   Henry G. Bohn
    8.5" by 5.5" iv, 64pp.
    A collection of engravings inspired by the works of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, in a decorative full morocco binding.
    £120.00
    : 0.75kgs / : 892Z48
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    Description

    Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

    Bound in full morocco with gilt details, raised bands to the spine and a gilt fore edge.

    Profusely illustrated with a frontispiece and sixty-three monochrome engravings, including plates and vignettes. Collated complete. 

    This work showcases a selection of engravings depicting scenes from Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels. These novels were extremely popular in Europe with Sir Walter Scott gaining great notoriety as an author.

    Condition

    Bound in full morocco. Externally smart with fading to the spine with a closed tear to the head, rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities of the boards with light rubbing to the joints and spine and minor marks to the boards. Slight handling marks to the endpapers. Internally binding weak with many pages disbound but present. Pages generally bright with scattered spotting throughout. Old ink gift inscription dated 1859 to the front blank.

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