6 x Antique Books, 1876, Poetic Works Of Sir Walter Scott - Hardback, Handy Ed

6 x Antique Books, 1876, Poetic Works Of Sir Walter Scott - Hardback, Handy Edition, Rare

Description:-

This sale is for a six, rare, 1876 books collective called "Poetic Works of Sir Walter Scott" by the author, Sir Walter Scott. Some Illustrations. These books were published by Bradbury, Agnew, & Co and were printed in London.

The design of each book is the same. The front and rear covers of each book are bound with a red cloth material and embossed in black with the images of a pike, a harp along with two other images. The spine of each book are similarly bound with red cloth, have gilt embossed writing (book name, author, edition) and images (stars and crescent, hand). There is also embossed black lines on the spine, a picture of plant and a circle around the embossed gilt hand image. Finally, the edge of the pages are gold coloured. The combined effect results in a set of attractive looking books.

Overall the book seems quite rare. During my search, I was only able to find one other complete set like this. 

In regards to the condition, overall the condition is pretty good, especially when considering the age. Details of each book can be found below in the section called Physical Condition. Please use these details and the advert pictures to see the condition of each individual book.

"Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet FRSE FSAScot (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish historian, novelist, poet, and playwright. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe (1819), Rob Roy (1817), Waverley (1814), Old Mortality (1816), The Heart of Mid-Lothian (1818), and The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), along with the narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature."

Book Details:-

Authors:- Sir Walter Scott

Title of Each Book:- Ballard's, Poems, etc. Lord of the Isles. Lady of the Lake. Lay of the Last Minstrel and Vision of Don Roderick. Bridal of Triermain and Harold the Dauntless. Rokeby.

Illustrator:- Unknown

Edition:- Handy Edition

Features:- Illustrated, Handy Edition

Size (Approx):- Height (Each Book): 11.8cm, Width (Each Book): 8.2cm, Thickness: 1cm - 1.9cm

Date Published:- 1876

Type:- Cloth Bound Hardcover

No of Pages:- 351, 260, 268, 280, 251, 272 (Number of pages corresponds to the book order in Title of Each Book above.

Print Location:- 9 Bouverie Street, London

Published by:-  Bradbury, Agnew & Co

Binding:- Hardback bound with red material with gilt embossed writing and images on the spine and black embossed images and lines on the front cover, rear cover and spine.

Physical Condition:-

Ballard's, Poems, etc:

Binding:- Excellent condition (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Excellent condition. No marks, no tears.

Spine:- Excellent condition. Some slight wear and tear and the top and the bottom (see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. Some slight wear and tear (see pictures).

Lord of the Isles:-

Binding:- Excellent condition (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Excellent condition. No marks, no tears. 

Spine:- Excellent condition, some slight wear and tear (see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. Some slight wear and tear (see pictures).

Lady of the Lake:- 

Binding:- Average condition for a book of this age. the binding is intact but the binding cover cloth material has come away from the binding. the spine is also cracked but none of the page are loose (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Overall Excellent condition. No marks, no tears. On page 17, "148" has been written at the bottom in pencil. The last page has what looks like some slight water damage.

Spine:- Good Condition, some slight wear and tear at both top and bottom with part of the spine cloth binding material missing near the top and two line indentations going down the spine from top to bottom (see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. Both the front and rear covers have some slight wear and tear. The front cover has darker coloured patches. Possibly due to dust or exposure to water.

Lay of the Last Minstrel and Vision of Don Roderick:-

Binding:- Excellent condition (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Excellent condition. No marks, no tears. Some of the pages near the rear of the book have read marks around the edge, possibly as a result of exposure to water.

Spine:- Excellent condition, some slight wear and tear with some of the binding missing on the top left of the spine (see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. The front cover has some general wear and tear and some marks along the top. The rear cover has some slight wear and tear also but the cover is slight darker. Possibly the result to exposure to water.

Bridal of Triermain and Harold the Dauntless:- 

Binding:- Excellent condition (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Excellent condition. No marks, no tears.

Spine:- Excellent condition, some slight wear and tear (see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. Some slight wear and tear. (see pictures).

Rokeby:-

Binding:- Excellent condition. Some slight cracking at the front but with no loose pages (see pictures).

Pages:- All present, none missing.

Condition of Pages:- Excellent condition. No marks, no tears. On some of the pages, there is what looks like marks made by water.

Spine:- Excellent condition, some slight wear and tear and the cloth binding is loose half way down on the right hand side of the spine(see pictures).

Front & Rear Cover:- Excellent condition. There are some scuffs around the edges and there are areas on both covers where parts are darker in colour, possibly caused by water. (see pictures).

Postage:-

The listed postage price is for Royal Mail Recorded or Tracked 48, both of which are tracked postage methods. This price is for the UK only. If outside of the UK, please get in touch for prices to your country or region.

As per picture, Please contact us if you have any questions.